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deposits of loess occur in the Mississippi Basin, in parts of 

 Europe, and in China (Fig. 92), where in places it reaches a 

 thickness of hundreds of feet. In this country, at least, some 

 of the lowland loess appears to have been deposited in part 



FIG. 92. Loess deposit in Shan-si, China. The canonlike cut followed 

 by the road has been developed by the wear of traffic and wind. Two old 

 levels of the road are shown above the one in use. The view shows the 

 ability of loess to stand in steep walls. (Willis, Carnegie Institution.) 



