WeatheringWeathering

Physical Weathering - Physical Weathering - GeometryGeometry

Granular Disintegration - SpallingGranular Disintegration - Spalling

Physical Weathering – Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.)Geometry (cont.)

Joint Block SeparationJoint Block Separation

Physical Weathering – Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.)Geometry (cont.)

Unloading produces joints parallel to earth’s surfaceUnloading produces joints parallel to earth’s surface

I-84, Carmel, NY

Physical Weathering – Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.)Geometry (cont.)

Unloading producesUnloading producesjoints parallel tojoints parallel toEarth’s surfaceEarth’s surface

I-84, Brewster, NY

Physical Weathering – Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.)Geometry (cont.)

Exfoliation / SheetingExfoliation / Sheeting

Physical WeatheringPhysical WeatheringGeometry (cont)Geometry (cont)

Jointing and subsequent spallingJointing and subsequent spallingresult in spheroidal weatheringresult in spheroidal weathering

Physical Weathering – Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.)Geometry (cont.)

Jointing and subsequent spallingJointing and subsequent spallingresult in spheroidal weatheringresult in spheroidal weathering

Physical Weathering – Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.)Geometry (cont.)

ShatteringShattering

Physical WeatheringPhysical Weathering

Frost ActionFrost Action

Physical Physical WeatheringWeathering

Frost ActionFrost Action

Chemical WeatheringChemical WeatheringCleopatra’s Needle

Marble Tombstone

Chemical Weathering Chemical Weathering (cont.)(cont.)

Chemical Weathering Chemical Weathering (cont.)(cont.)

Chemical Weathering (cont.)Chemical Weathering (cont.)

Chemical Weathering (cont.)Chemical Weathering (cont.)

Chemical Weathering (cont.)Chemical Weathering (cont.)

Insoluble Fe Staining on Rt. 35 in Katonah

Chemical Weathering (cont.)Chemical Weathering (cont.)

Bauxite plant in Orissa, India

Chemical Chemical WeatheringWeathering

(cont.)(cont.)

Genuine Hawaiian“Dirt Shirt”

Surface Area and WeatheringSurface Area and Weathering

Jointing and WeatheringJointing and Weathering

Differential WeatheringDifferential Weathering

DifferentialDifferentialWeatheringWeathering

DifferentialDifferentialWeatheringWeathering

DifferentialDifferentialWeatheringWeathering

Differential WeatheringDifferential Weathering

Differential WeatheringDifferential Weathering

Differential WeatheringDifferential Weathering

DifferentialDifferentialWeatheringWeathering

Climate and WeatheringClimate and Weathering

Products of Weathering - SoilProducts of Weathering - Soil

Soil “Horizons”Soil “Horizons”

Transported SoilsTransported Soils

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