What determines if a desert is rocky or sandy?

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Why are some deserts rocky, like in Arizona, and some sandy, like the Sahara?

I know deserts are based on rainfall, but I am asking about what we commonly think of as deserts, rocky, sandy, dry places.

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A desert is determined based on the amount of rainfall it receives yearly. So technically Antarctica is a desert partially

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