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| Doug Sherman | profile | all galleries >> Geology >> Weathering, Erosion, and Soils | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Differential erosion along joints and less resistant beds creates hoodoos, Bryce Canyon National Park, UT |
 (WES2) Differential weathering of granite results in relief of K-feldspar in granite, Yosemite National Park, CA |
 (WES3) Heat from a forest fire caused expansion and spalling of gneiss, Grand Teton National Park, WY |
 (WES4) Differental weathering of granite causes rough surface, Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, CA |
 Boulders form protective caps at the Leanchoil hoodoos Yoho National Park Alberta Canada |
 (WES6) Wind induced soil erosion due to drought, Goom, TX |
 (WES7) Exfoliation dome, Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA |
 (WES8) Exfoliation in lava flow, Kauai, Hawaii |
 (WES9) Exfoliation at Enchanted Rock State Park, TX |
 (WES10) Exfoliation slabs, Enchanted Rock State Park, TX |
 (WES11) Smooth rounded granite typical of arid climates, Joshua Tree National Monument, CA |
 (WES12) Mechanical weathering caused by root growth. |
 (WES13) Spheroidal weathering , Sierrra Nevada Range, CA |
 (WES14) Mechanican weathering caused by salt crystal growth (exsudation), Bonneville Salt Flats, Wendover, UT |
 (WES15) Mechanical weathering caused by ice wedging, TN |
 (WES16) Grus results from weathering of granite, Devils Punchbowl, CA |
 Frost rubble, Eastern Sierra Nevada Range, CA |
 (WES18) Granite tombstone, Ivanhoe Cemetary, Ivanhoe, IL |
 (WES19) Marble tombstone, Ivanhoe Cemetary, Ivanhoe, IL |
 Lichens begin weathering process on biotite, orthoclase, and quartz in a coarse granite, Lake Buchanan, TX |
 (WES21) Rounded topography due to exfoliation within the Sierra Nevada Batholith, Yosemite N. P., CA |
 (WES22) Mollisol developed on glacial outwash gravels, Lake County, IL |
 (WES23) Oxysol developed on volcanic rocks, Kauai, HI |
 (WES24) Caliche accumulation in soil at Palo Duro State Park, TX |
 (WES25) Dirt bike activity accelerates erosion on this slope, Redlands, CA |
 (WES26) Differential weathering of Galena Limestone, Galena, IL |
 Sunrise at Pedestal Rock near Lee's Ferry, AZ |
 Badlands National Park, SD |
 Navajo Twins, Bluff, UT |
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