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Recent Examples of loessWhen blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 Soils here are particularly complex, featuring chalk, sand, gravel, clay, loess, quartzite and slate.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021 The soils types include shell-limestone, keuper, marl, loess and clay.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021 Soils here are very heterogenous with thick loess soils in the eastern portion and sandstone in the western region abutting the Haardt Mountains.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021 When the tunnel was first dug, the ice held the loess in place.—Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020 When the tunnel was first dug, the ice held the loess in place.—Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020 When the tunnel was first dug, the ice held the loess in place.—Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020 The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil.—Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 June 2020
Some of the sediment layers contained the remains of ancient grass seeds mixed with the sediment.
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ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
In fact, the waters here owe their otherworldly hue–which shifts from bright white to turquoise, cobalt and ultramarine–to a mineral-rich marine plant called Oceanic Posidonia that maintains the quality and oxygenation of the Balearic Sea by filtering the sediments.
The vines are planted in limestone, marl, and clay soils and are situated with eastern and southeastern exposures at altitudes of 750 to 1,000 feet so grapes mature perfectly with the right balance of sugars, acid, and minerality.
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Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
The region’s soil mixture of marl, clayey limestone, marine sandstone, and rough clay draws out Glera’s creamy texture and fresh peach notes, the wine’s signature aromatic characteristic.
Now, his triumph signifies a continuation of some red-hot form as tennis transitions from clay to grass.
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Leon Imber,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
The 2009 discovery of footprints (human and animal) left behind in layers of clay and silt at New Mexico’s White Sands National Park sparked a contentious debate about when, exactly, human cultures first developed in North America.
Among the items up for grabs during a June 18 Julien’s auction are the usual collection of directorial detritus — film reels, cameras, typewriters — but also an eye-popping lineup of drip machines and espresso contraptions.
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Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
In some ways, archival research has always demanded sorting through verbal and visual detritus and working around unexpected gaps in records.
Found predominantly in California and down in Miami, these sizable, elegant houses have long been desired for their terra-cotta shingles, stucco, and plenty of exterior archways beckoning you inside.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 June 2025
The panelists hold three open meetings each year to assess and vote on the clinical use of various existing and new vaccines, including ones that protect people against pneumonia, chicken pox, shingles, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), polio, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and COVID.
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Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
10 June 2025
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