loess clay
1Loess — is a homogeneous, typically non stratified, porous, friable,slightly coherent, often calcareous, fine grained, silty, pale yellow or buff, windblown (aeolian) sediment. [Richthofen, F. von. 1882. On the mode of origin of the loess. The Geological …
2Clay County, Missouri — Location in the state of Missouri …
3Clay County, Iowa — Location in the state of Iowa …
4clay — [n] workable earth material adobe, argil, argillaceous earth, bole, brick, china material, clunch, earth, kaolin, loam, loess, marl, mud, porcelain material, pottery, slip, terra cotta, till, wacke; concept 509 …
5loess — loessial, loessal, adj. /loh es, les, lus/, n. a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia. [1825 35; < G Löss < Swiss G lösch loose, slack (sch taken as a dial.… …
6Loess Hills — The Loess Hills are a formation of wind deposited loess soil in the westernmost part of Iowa and Missouri along the Missouri River.GeologyThe Loess Hills are generally located between 1 and convert|15|mi|km|0 east of the Missouri River channel.… …
7clay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earth, potter s clay, kaolin; mud, loam; flesh. See land, substance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. loess, argil, loam, kaolin, earth, till, wacke, slip, bole, argillaceous earth, marl, potter s clay,… …
8loess — (leuss) [German, from Swiss German: loose; slack] A yellowish calcareous clay or silt; a windblown dust that forms fertile deposits along river valleys in Europe, Asia, and North America …
9Medicinal clay — German medicinal clay (Luvos Heilerde) consisting of loess, i.e. a mixture of sand, clay, and silt The use of medicinal clay in folk medicine goes back to prehistoric times. The indigenous peoples around the world still use clay widely, which is… …
101556 Shaanxi earthquake — Earthquake title = Shaanxi earthquake date = January 23, 1556 International Association of Engineering Geology International Congress. Proceedings. [1990] (1990). ISBN 906191664X.] depth = NA location = Shaanxi Map of China showing Shaanxi… …
