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

Types of Weathering

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What is Mechanical

Weathering?

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Frost Action

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Abrasion

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Gravity

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Organic Activity: Root Pry

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Wetting and Drying

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Joint Sheeting

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What is Chemical

Weathering?

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Hydrolysis

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Feldspar +Water = Clay

Feldspar

A Clay Cliff

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Plant Acids

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Sulfuric Acid

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Oxidation

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Carbonation

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The End

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