A loess is an aeolian sediment formed by
the accumulation of wind-blown silt, typically in the 20–50 micrometer
size range, twenty percent or less clay and the balance equal parts sand
and silt that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate.
A dune is a mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert. Dunes form when wind blows sand into a sheltered area behind an obstacle. Dunes grow as grains of sand accumulate.
