Glossary:Lag Deposit

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[edit] Lag deposit

Heavy material left behind when light material is carried away by wind, rivers or wave action. This often happens in deserts where a feature called desert pavements form. These consist of coarse and unconsolidated rock that accumulates as the finer material is blown away by wind erosion.


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