aeolian deposits

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geology sediments, such as loess, made up of windblown grains of sand or dust

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Words nearby aeolian deposits

Aeneid, Aeneolithic, aeneous, A.Eng., Aeolian, aeolian deposits, aeolian harp, Aeolian Islands, Aeolian mode, aeolian tone, Aeolic

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At its most simplified, the revision allows big players more access to insured deposits while making certain types of bets.
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The Mojave is rich with silver, tungsten, gold, and iron deposits.
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Until the early 2000s, most deposits were made by mail using postal money orders, a process that was nearly cost-free.
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The Canadian tar sand deposits exist under an area of forest and wetland the size of Florida.
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World of Trouble deposits the reader a few months later from the last time we saw the detective.
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It is a very common error to consider these deposits as evidence of excessive excretion.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The percentage of reserves to deposits, which marks the safety line for England, refers to the items in the banking department.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Four stairs from the bottom it turns round at right angles and deposits you fairly in the hall.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
In South Africa gold and diamonds are plentiful; and Newfoundland has wonderful deposits of iron ore.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Soon after large deposits of it were found in Ichaboe; and it has since been brought from many other localities.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson

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