What is desert pavement and how is it produced?

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JesK
Oct 8, 2015

The hard rocky exposed areas left after erosion in a desert

Explanation:

When sand dunes in deserts are weathered and eroded by wind and water, the sand is removed from some areas and deposited somewhere else. In some cases this leaves bare rock exposed in the desert. These rock platforms are referred to as desert pavements. Ie. its literally like someone laid paving stones in the dessert and that someone was wind and water.

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