Talk:Eolianite

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Did you know... that the world's most extensive deposits of eolianite (example pictured), rocks formed by the lithification of sediments deposited by wind, are located on the southern and western coasts of Australia?

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Eolianite is the English spelling for eolinite. Crazy Brits put an 'A' in places they don't belong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.169.113.76 (talk) 00:45, 28 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Er, no. The Brit spelling is "aeolianite" from "aeolian" - pertaining to wind (from the Greek) which is derived from Aeolus - keeper of the winds - with the adjectival ending -ian. North Americans can't cope with the diphthong ae so drop the a at the beginning, and spell it eolianite. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.18.218.200 (talk) 17:20, 30 December 2018 (UTC)Reply