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1. P E T ROL 2. PETROLOGY • Petrology (from the Greek petra, "rock" and logos, "study") is the branch of geology that studies the origin, composition,…

1. Weathering 2. What type of weathering? 3. The Wind -- Mechanical Weathering in Action! 4. And this? 5. Biological Weathering 6. What type of weathering are these people…

Slide 1 WEATHERING MECHANISMS & PRODUCTS Mehrooz F Aspandiar CRC LEME WASM, Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology Slide 2 Weathering – why bother? Primary…

Slide 1 The Process of Weathering Rocks Slide 2 Weathering The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces that remain next to each other. Weathering forms sediments. There…

Slide 1 Weathering Process of disintegration of rock, minerals, and soil. Slide 2 Two Types 1. Mechanical Weathering 2. Chemical Weathering Slide 3 Mechanical Weathering…

WEATHERING MECHANISMS & PRODUCTS Mehrooz F Aspandiar CRC LEME WASM, Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology Weathering – why bother? Primary mechanism by which…

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of the article: Sassoni E., Andreotti S., Scherer G.W., Franzoni E., Siegesmund S., Bowing of marble slabs: can the phenomenon