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What is a name for a deposit of windbourne sand and dust?

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The term used for wind borne geologic deposits is "Aeolian".

Within this category are other terms for deposits carried by the wind that originate from different sources, such as:

Tuff - a volcanic deposit carried some distance away by the wind, mostly glass-like.

Sand dune - sources vary but can be any small grains of mineral.

Loess - Particles that are picked up from glacial sources, streams, ice surface, receeding ice as it dries.

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