Loess deposits associated with deserts

1978/04/01 by Ian Smalley, Ian J. Smalley, David Krinsley +1 · 8 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Aeolian processes and effects #Clastic rock #Climate change and permafrost #Earth science #Geochemistry #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Geomorphology #Glacial period #Loess #Paleontology #Quartz #Sedimentary rock #Silt #Weathering

paper · doi:10.1016/s0341-8162(78)80006-x

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