Loess

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  • Loess
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Abstract from DBPedia
    Loess (US: /ˈlɛs, ˈlʌs, ˈloʊ.əs/, UK: /ˈloʊ.əs, ˈlɜːs/; from German: Löss [lœs]) is a clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment that is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust. Ten percent of Earth's land area is covered by loess or similar deposits. Loess is a periglacial or aeolian (windborne) sediment, defined as an accumulation of 20% or less of clay and a balance of roughly equal parts sand and silt (with a typical grain size from 20 to 50 micrometers), often loosely cemented by calcium carbonate. It is usually homogeneous and highly porous and is traversed by vertical capillaries that permit the sediment to fracture and form vertical bluffs.

    黄土とは、黄色みの強い土のことである。専門用語としては2つの用法がある。 1. * 「きづち」「きつち」と読んで、和建築、左官、日本美術などで用いる、黄味を帯びた土の一種。 2. * ドイツ語: Löss、英語: loess の訳語。「おうど」または「こうど」と読む。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Loess)