weathering mine
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Weathering and Erosion
Weathering - processes at or near Earth’s surface that cause rocks and minerals to break down
Erosion - process of removing Earth materials from their original sites through weathering and transport
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WeatheringMechanical Weathering - processes that break a rock or mineral into smaller pieces without altering its composition
Chemical Weathering - processes that change the chemical composition of rocks and minerals
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Processes and Agents of Mechanical Weathering
These are actions or things that break down Earth materials
frost wedging thermal expansion and contraction mechanical exfoliation abrasion by wind, water or gravity plant growth
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Processes and Agents of Mechanical Weathering
Frost Wedging – cracking of rock mass by the expansion of water as it freezes in crevices and cracks
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ozsvath/images/frost%20wedging.jpg
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Frost Wedging (in soil)
Ice crystals
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Processes and Agents of Mechanical Weathering
Thermal expansion and contraction –
repeated heating and cooling of materials cause rigid substances to crack and separate
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/d/dc/250px-Weathering_freeze_thaw_action_iceland.jpg
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Processes and Agents of Mechanical Weathering
Exfoliation – As underlying rock layers are exposed, there is less pressure on them and they expand. This causes the rigid layers to crack and sections to slide off (similar to peeling of outer skin layers after a sunburn). The expanding layers often form a dome.
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Dome Exfoliation
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Figure 6.4
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Processes and Agents of Mechanical Weathering
Abrasion – Moving sediments or rock sections can break off pieces from a rock surface they strike. The sediments can be moved by wind or water and the large rock sections by gravity.
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Wind Abrasion
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/images/lithosphere/eolian/rock_wind_abrasion_p0772932441_NRCS.jpg
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Wind and Water Abrasion
http://www.gsi.ie/Education/European+Landscapes/United+Kingdom.htm Photo Ref: P211442, "IPR/52-34CW BGS©NERC
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Processes and Agents of Mechanical Weathering
Plant Growth – As plants such as trees send out root systems, the fine roots find their way into cracks in the rocks. As the roots increase in size, they force the rock sections apart, increasing the separation and weathering.
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Plant Wedging
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Plant Wedging
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Processes of Chemical Weathering
dissolving (dissolution) oxidation hydrolysis
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Processes of Chemical Weathering
Dissolving (dissolution)
Water, often containing acid from dissolved carbon dioxide, will dissolve minerals from a rock body leaving cavities in the rock. These cavities may generate sinkholes or cave features such as stalactites and stalagmites.
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Limestone cave
feature
result of dissolution
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Processes of Chemical Weathering
Oxidation
Minerals may combine with oxygen to form new minerals that are not as hard. For example, the iron-containing mineral pyrite forms a rusty-colored mineral called limonite.
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Pyrite Oxidation
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/geology/images/pyrite_sm.jpg
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/965/75014124.JPG
Pyrite
Limonite
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Processes of Chemical Weathering
Hydrolysis
Minerals may chemically combine with water to form new minerals. Again these are generally not as hard as the original material.
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Feldspar Hydrolysis
http://www.mii.org/Minerals/Minpics1/Plagioclase%20feldspar.jpghttp://www.uwm.edu/Course/422-100/Mineral_Rocks/kaolinite1.jpg
Feldspar Kaolinite (clay)
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Factors in Chemical Weathering
Climate – wet and warm maximizes chemical reactions
Plants and animals – living organisms secrete substances that react with rock
Time – longer contact means greater change
Mineral composition – some minerals are more susceptible to change than others
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Weathering and Erosion
Weathering produces regolith (“rock blanket”) which is composed of small rock and mineral fragments.
When organic matter is mixed into this material it is called soil.
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Soil
The soil profile• Soil forming processes operate from the
surface downward• Vertical differences are called horizons –
zones or layers of soil– O horizon – organic matter– A horizon – organic and mineral matter
• High biological activity• O and A horizons make up the topsoil
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Soil
• Soil profile– E horizon – little organic matter
• Zone of eluviation and leaching– B horizon – zone of accumulation– C horizon – partially altered parent material
• Collectively the O, A, E, and B horizons = solum, or “true soil”
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Idealizedsoil
profileFigure 6.21
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Soil profile showing different horizons
Figure 6.20
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Soil
Classifying soils• Variations in soil formation over time and
distances has led to a great variety of recognized soil types
• Groups have been established using common characteristics
• In the United States a system is used called the soil taxonomy
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Soil
Classifying soils• Soil taxonomy
– Emphasis is placed on physical and chemical properties
– Six hierarchical categories exist– Descriptive names are derived from Latin
and Greek– 12 basic soil orders are recognized
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Soil
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Erosion Transport Agents or Forces
Water
rain
streams and rivers
ocean dynamics
ice in glaciers Wind Gravity
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StreamsFlowing water will lift and carry small sediments such as silt and sand.
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Stream Erosion and DepositionWhere water moves more swiftly there will be moreerosion.
Where the water slows down, sediments will bedeposited.
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Ocean Dynamics Tidal action and waves carry away weathered
materials.
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/1000/50195183.JPG
http://edge.tamu.edu/waves2001/PC_tour/erosion_files/image002.jpg
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GlaciersGlaciers are large ice fields that slowly flow downhill over time.
http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t628/T628797A.jpg
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GlaciersGlacial ice drags rocky material that scours the surface it flows over . The glacier deposits debris as it melts.
http://www.geology.um.maine.edu/user/Leigh_Stearns/teaching/kelley_island.jpg
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Wind Transport of Sediments
Wind will carry fine, dry sediments over long distances.
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Wind Transport of Dust
Photo shows Sahara Desert sand being transported overthe Atlantic Ocean.
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Transport by Gravity When sediments are weathered they may be
transported downward by gravity. The general term for this is mass wasting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_wasting
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Transport by Gravity When sediments are weathered they may be
transported downward by gravity as a slump.
Slump
http://new.filter.ac.uk/database/image.php?id=594
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Transport by Gravity Loose sediments transported by gravity are
called scree.
Scree field
http://www.dave-stephens.com/scrambles/banff/aylmer/aylmer013.jpg
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Deposition FormationTransported sediments are deposited inlayers and generate strata like those found in the Grand Canyon.
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Deposition Formation
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Weathering Tutorial
This tutorial requires Flash but is a nice review of mechanical and chemical weathering with some animations.
http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module07swf.swf