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Noun Concept
Categories: Weathering, Pedology, Climatology, Geomorphology, Soil
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weathering  salt wedging  biological weathering  building weathering  chemical weathering
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Weathering is the deterioration of rocks, soils and minerals through contact with water, atmospheric gases, sunlight, and biological organisms. Wikipedia
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Weathering is the deterioration of rocks, soils and minerals through contact with water, atmospheric gases, sunlight, and biological organisms. Wikipedia
Breaking down of rocks, soil and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, biota and waters Wikidata
Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes. Wiktionary
Breaking down of rocks. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
Transformation
destruction
HAS KIND
tafoni
silicate weathering
physical weathering
chemical weathering
haloclasty
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HAS INSTANCE
panhole
rock patination
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Schlund
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
HAS EFFECT
erosion
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biological weathering, building weathering, chemical weathering, deep weathering, differential erosion, differential weathering, Factors effecting weathering, Freeze-thaw action, freeze-thaw cycle, Frost-wedging, frost wedging, insolation weathering, mechanical weathering, mineral weathering, physical weathering, salt weathering, salt wedging, Severe weathering, solution weathering, weather-resistant, weather resistance, weathered rocks, Weathering of buildings, weathering processes

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