Environmental Studies

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences A Dictionary of Ecology Further reading

mechanical weathering

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

mechanical weathering The in situ breakdown of rocks and minerals by a set of disintegration processes that do not involve any chemical alteration. The chief mechanisms are: crystal growth, including gelifraction and salt weathering; hydration shattering; insolation weathering (thermoclastis); and pressure release.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "mechanical weathering." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "mechanical weathering." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-mechanicalweathering.html

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "mechanical weathering." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-mechanicalweathering.html

Learn more about citation styles

mechanical weathering

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

mechanical weathering The in situ breakdown of rocks and minerals by a set of disintegration processes that do not involve chemical alteration. The chief mechanisms are: crystal growth, including frost wedging and salt weathering; hydration shattering; insolation weathering (thermoclastis); and pressure release.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

MICHAEL ALLABY. "mechanical weathering." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL ALLABY. "mechanical weathering." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-mechanicalweathering.html

MICHAEL ALLABY. "mechanical weathering." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-mechanicalweathering.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Mechanical property changes and degradation during accelerated weathering of... Magazine article from: JCT Research; 1/1/2006
	Effect of weathering on the stress distribution and mechanical performance of... Magazine article from: The Journal of Coatings Technology; 10/1/1998
	Weathering regime and geochemical conditions in a polar desert environment,... Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences; 10/1/2008