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← GeographyWhich consequence results when loess deposits consolidate under pressure?
A)Increased permeability to water flow
B)Formation of jointed, vertical loess bluffs✓
C)Decreased structural stability during seismicity
D)Development of large-grained cross-bedded stratification
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Consolidation and cementation of loess during lithification encourages vertical cracking because the silt grains become tightly bound promoting vertical fracture formation during stress, therefore loess commonly erodes into vertical bluffs, rather than exhibiting other sedimentary structures or flow behaviours.
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