Wind blown soils include dune sands and loess.
She was rather slight, with skin the color of dune sand.
She walked out to the first ridge of dune sand.
The primary source of the dune sands is probably the Cottonwood Mountains which lie to the north and northwest.
Its original operations back in 1877 were simplicity itself: empty merchant ships going to sea obtained dune sand as ballast.
In years past, masons used dune sand, because the winnowing action of the wind serves as a natural sorting mechanism.
Unfortunately for the resulting masonry, dune sand is exceptionally well rounded.
The Colma Formation is found under the dune sands and also extends inland.
In some places, this limestone juts out of the dune sand, and forms impressive beach cliffs.
I was on my own again with the surface of the dune sand dried now and the wind sifting it through the wiry grass stems.