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Bignell loess, Peoria loess, and Brady soil as seen in sand dune

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Road cut exposure at Bignell Hill, Nebraska, of Holocene Bignell Loess overlying late Pleistocene Peoria Loess. The Brady Soil, developed in the uppermost part of the Peoria Loess, marks the contact between the two loess deposits.

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