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frost shattering

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  • frost shattering —   see freeze thaw weathering …   Geography glossary

  • frost shattering —    The mechanical disintegration, splitting, or breakup of a rock or soil caused by the pressure exerted by freezing water in cracks or pores, or along bedding planes. Sometimes referred to as congelifraction.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • Frost weathering — A rock in Abisko fractured (along existing joints) possibly by mechanical frost weathering or thermal stress Frost weathering is a collective name for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water… …   Wikipedia

  • frost bursting —    (not recommended)    use frost shattering …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • frost riving —    (not recommended)    use frost shattering …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • frost splitting —    (not recommended)    use frost shattering …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • frost weathering —    (not recommended)    use frost shattering …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • frost wedging —    (not recommended)    use frost shattering …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • Weathering — This article is about weathering of rocks and minerals. For weathering of polymers, see Polymer degradation and Weather testing of polymers. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils and minerals as well as artificial materials through… …   Wikipedia

  • glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction  any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… …   Universalium

  • Silt — is soil or rock derived granular material of a grain size between sand and clay. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment in a surface water body. It may also exist as soil deposited at the bottom of a water body. Source Silt is… …   Wikipedia

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