aeolian deposits
Britishplural noun
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These are in part of glacial origin, and contain Scandinavian boulders; but fluviatile and aeolian deposits also occur.
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The aeolian deposits, which form the greater part of the islands, frequently rise in rounded hills and ridges to a height of 100 or 200 ft., and in Cat Island nearly 400 ft.
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Both divisions are for the most part aeolian deposits, formed by the redistribution of fine glacial mud originally laid down in water and carried by the wind often to considerable heights.
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