Definition of "loess" []

• A buff to gray windblown deposit of fine-grained, calcareous silt or clay. (noun)

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• "A certain deposit called loess or hwang-t'u (yellow earth) covers a great part of"
• "Together with previously reported U-series dating of speleothem calcite and palaeomagnetic stratigraphy, as well as sedimentological considerations, these layers may be further correlated to S6-S7 in Chinese loess stratigraphy or marine isotope stages (MIS) 17-19, in the range of ∼ 0.68 to 0.78"
• "Soils are silty and loamy, and formed in loess, which is thinner than in neighboring 27b, and with areas of sandy soils formed in sandstone."