Which geological formation occurs when intense deflation removes finer particles?

💡 Explanation

Desert pavement emerges through deflation, the removal of fine sand and silt by wind, because remaining larger rocks interlock, therefore preventing further erosion, rather than sedimentary deposition which results from fluvial processes.

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