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← GeographyWhich outcome results when arid playas experience deflation?
A)Formation of loess deposit aprons✓
B)Decreased clay mineral weathering
C)Accelerated evaporite mineral diagenesis
D)Increased alluvial fan incision rates
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Loess deposits form because deflation removes fine silt and clay from playas; this "Dust Plume Transport" carries particles over long distances where they settle. Therefore, loess deposits form, rather than only faster mineral changes, under differing climatic or erosional conditions.
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