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  2. Exfoliating granite - Wikipedia

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    Exfoliating slabs of granite, on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, USA. Exfoliating granite is a granite undergoing exfoliation, or onion skin weathering (desquamation).The external delaminated layers of granite are gradually produced by the cyclic variations of temperature at the surface of the rock in a process also called spalling.

  3. Spheroidal weathering - Wikipedia

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    Spheroidal or woolsack weathering in granite on Haytor, Dartmoor, England Spheroidal weathering in granite, Estaca de Bares, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain Woolsack weathering in sandstone at the Externsteine rocks, Teutoburg Forest, Germany Corestones near Musina, South Africa that were created by spherodial weathering and exposed by the removal of surrounding saprolite by erosion.

  4. Joint (geology) - Wikipedia

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    Joints have a profound control on weathering and erosion of bedrock. As a result, they exert a strong control on how topography and morphology of landscapes develop. Understanding the local and regional distribution, physical character, and origin of joints is a significant part of understanding the geology and geomorphology of an area.

  5. Abrasion (geology) - Wikipedia

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    Abrasion is a process of weathering that occurs when material being transported wears away at a surface over time, commonly occurring with ice and glaciers. The primary process of abrasion is physical weathering. Its the process of friction caused by scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, and rubbing away of materials.

  6. Etchplain - Wikipedia

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    An etchplain is a plain where the bedrock has been subject to considerable "etching" or subsurface weathering.Etchplanation is the process forming etchplains. Contrary to what the name might suggest, etchplains are seldom completely flat and usually display some relief, as weathering of the bedrock does not advance uniformly.

  7. Exfoliation joint - Wikipedia

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    One possible extension of this theory to match with the compressive stress theory (outlined below) is as follows [3] (Goodman, 1989): The exhumation of deeply buried rocks relieves vertical stress, but horizontal stresses can remain in a competent rock mass since the medium is laterally confined. Horizontal stresses become aligned with the ...

  8. Goldich dissolution series - Wikipedia

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    The Goldich dissolution series concerns intrinsic mineral qualities, which were proven both by Goldich as well as preceding scientists to also be important for constraining weathering rates. Earlier work by Steidtmann [3] demonstrated that the order of ionic loss of a rock as it weathers is: CO 3 2-, Mg 2+, Na +, K +, SiO 2 −, Fe 2+/3+, and ...

  9. Amaryllidaceae - Wikipedia

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    Allyl sulfide compounds produce the characteristic odour of the onion subfamily (Allioideae). The family, which was originally created in 1805, now contains about 1600 species, divided into 71 genera, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 17 tribes and three subfamilies, the Agapanthoideae ( Agapanthus ), Allioideae ( onions , garlic and chives ) and Amaryllidoideae ...