Chapter
5-Weathering and
Soils
Chapter
5-Weathering and
Soils 
links
last edited:
10/30/07
Also visit the Cochise College
Physical
Geology Illustrated Vocabulary
* asterisks indicate preferred websites.
overview of weathering
general lecture on weathering
weathering
lecture
effects of weathering *
rock
deterioration photos *
weathering glossary
glossary of
weathering terms
differential weathering
differential weathering and jointing
differential weathering of a granite porphyry-Yosemite *
differential weathering photo-Little Falls, Ontario, Canada
physical
weathering
overview of
mechanical weathering
effects of physical weathering
*
exfoliation
exfoliation of granite photo
exfoliation jointing in granite
exfoliation plates
exfoliation dome
photo
frost wedging
frost wedging
article
frost action
sharp edged boulders produced by frost wedging
root wedging
root
wedging photo
tree roots splitting rock-photo
*
root wedging
salt crystal wedging
salt wedging (7th photo down)
sandblasting
sandblasting in the Mojave
desert
sandblasting on Mars
sandblasting in Death Valley (9th photo down)
wind-abraded rocks-photos *
sand
things
that you can do with sand**
thermal
expansion
temperature change effects
unloading and sheeting
joints produced by unloading
chemical weathering
overview of chemical
weathering
chemical weathering lecture
chemical weathering formulas
carbonic acid
the carbon cycle
carbonic acid
acid rain-USGS
chemical weathering of limestone
dissolution
weathering by solution
dissolution of limestone-photo
formation of clay
weathering of feldspar
animation of feldspar weathering to clay
chemical
formula of feldspar weathering to clay
hydrolysis
hydrolysis-short paragraph
oxidation
oxidation of silicates and pyrite
oxidation-short
paragraph
spheroidal weathering
spheroidal weathering-short paragraph
spheroidal
weathering-photos #7, 8, & 9
spheroidal weathering
photo *
spheroidal weather-Mt.Woodson
spheroidal weathering-Salisbury Crags
tearpants structure
soils
overview of soils
Global Soil
Regions Map ***
World Soil
Resources Map Index ***
brief introduction to
soils
overview on soils *
soil forming
factors
soil
formation
how soils are
made
soil basics
bauxite
bauxite-Volcano World
bauxite
geology
bauxite photo
photo of bauxite
bauxite-magnified view
the chemistry
and processing of Jamaican bauxite
bauxite-USGS
expanding soils
problem
soils-expansive soils
glossary of soil terms
glossary of soil terms
hardpan
map of
hardpan areas in Hawaii
hardpan-caliche
caliche definition
short article on caliche
laterite
cutting of a
laterite brick-photo
laterite photo-bottom of
page
laterite pebbles
laterite nickel
mining
article on laterites
links on soil
extensive collection of
links on soil *
soils and weathering links
*
loess
loess exposed in
roadcut
Loess Hills, Iowa-USGS *
ancient dust
storms in Illinois
article on
loess
paleosol
3 paleosol
photos in list
pedalfer
short paragraph on pedalfer
distribution
of pedalfer soils in USA
pedocal
distribution of pedocal soils in USA
podsol
prevention of soil erosion
prevention of soil erosion
regolith
lunar regolith
regolith article-Wikipedia
regolith vs. soil
salinization
brief paragraph
on soil salinization
soil horizons
soil horizons-text and photo
transported soils
soil basics
