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Loess

Loess (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}US: /ˈlɛs, ˈlʌs, ˈloʊ.əs/, UK: /ˈloʊ.əs, ˈlɜːs/; from German: Löss ) is a clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment that is formed by the accumulation…

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Fertility

Large areas of loess deposits and soils

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Loess

Nodes138
Edges137
Triples143
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014493
Components1

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Loess

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related to External links · 42
Loess → Baton Rouge, Briedis, Champaign, Chicago, China's Vast Loess Plateau, Department, Environmental Research, Eolian History, Geologic View, Geological Survey, Geology, Germany, Glacial Deposits, Heinrich, Helmholtz Centre, Illinois, Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois State Museum, Iowa, Iowa City
related to history · 23
Loess → At, Austrian, Central Europe, Charles Lyell, China, Ferdinand, Frechen, Heidelberg, However, Hungarian, Karl Cäsar, Kukla, Leonhard, Löß, Many, Mississippi, Much, Research, Rhine, Richthofen
related to Europe · 14
Loess → Danube, Danube River, Ebro Valley, England, Europe, European, France, Germany, In, Poland, South-eastern European, Spain, The, Ukraine
related to Further reading · 13
Loess → Benchmark Geology, Dowden, Genesis, Geobooks/Elsevier, Hutchinson, ISBN, Loess Lithology, Loess-like Deposits, Ossolineum Wroclaw ISBN, Partial Bibliography, Ross, Rozycki, Smalley
related to Periglacial loess · 12
Loess → As, Because, China, During, Europe, Mississippi River, Once, Periglacial, Quaternary, Siberia, Tajikistan, The
related to Etymology · 7
Loess → English, German, German Löss, It, Rhine River, Swiss German, The
related to Properties · 7
Loess → Because, China, However, Loesses, Midwestern United States, Northwestern China, This
see also · 5
Loess → Börde, Fertile, North German, Soil, South German
related to Central Asia · 4
Loess → Almaty, An, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan
related to References · 4
Loess → CC-BY-3, Europe, Guest Editorial, This

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deposits soil loesses china periglacial sediment areas glacial soils europe wind river accumulation iowa clay silt last dating area parts

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Loessis aperiglacial or aeolian0.90text
charcoalinstance ofthe use of this method relies on finding suitable in situ organic material in deposits0.80text
seedsinstance ofthe use of this method relies on finding suitable in situ organic material in deposits0.80text
earthworm granulesinstance ofthe use of this method relies on finding suitable in situ organic material in deposits0.80text
or snail shellsinstance ofthe use of this method relies on finding suitable in situ organic material in deposits0.80text
Loessrelated to Central AsiaAn0.60section
Loessrelated to Central AsiaTajikistan0.60section
Loessrelated to Central AsiaAlmaty0.60section
Loessrelated to Central AsiaKazakhstan0.60section
Loessrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Loessrelated to EtymologyEnglish0.60section
Loessrelated to EtymologyGerman Löss0.60section

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