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Bayanzag | Fossil dune with old crusts |
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Caliche or gypcrust commonly form near the soil surface in arid and semiarid regions as a result of ascending subsurface water. Harder than the surrounding sands of this fossil dune, they are less susceptible to erosion.
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
- Created
- on Wednesday 16 July 2014 by Martin Mergili
- Keywords
- aeolian processes, aeolian rocks, dunescape, sedimentary rocks
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