Earth Features and Their Meaning An Introduction to Geology for the Student and the General Reader
CHAPTER XV
SUN AND WIND IN THE LANDS OF INFREQUENT RAINS
The law of the desert—The self-registering gauge of past climates—Some characteristics of the desert waste—Dry weathering: the red and brown desert varnish—The mechanical breakdown of the desert rocks—The natural sand blast—The dust carried out of the desert 197