Earth:Nivo-aeolian

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Nivo-aeolian sediments are fine-grained deposits that have been transported by wind and deposited on or mixed with snow. When snow melts the sediments are redeposited. Usually the sediments are made up of silt.[1]

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References

  1. French, Hugh M. (2007). The Periglacial Environment (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons Ltd.. pp. 268–269. ISBN 978-0-470-86588-0.