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© Copyright 2004.  M. J. Krech. All rights reserved.

Types of Weathering

What is Mechanical

Weathering?

Frost Action

Abrasion

Gravity

Organic Activity: Root Pry

Wetting and Drying

Joint Sheeting

What is Chemical

Weathering?

Hydrolysis

Feldspar +Water = Clay

Feldspar

A Clay Cliff

Plant Acids

Sulfuric Acid

Oxidation

Carbonation

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© Copyright 2004.  M. J. Krech. All rights reserved.

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