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Chemical weathering usually consists in changing the chemical composition of the rocks while mechanical weathering breaks a mineral or rock away, but does not change its chemical makeup. (Chernicoff pg. 97) Some examples of chemical weathering are dissolution, oxidation, and hydrolysis. Examples of mechanical weathering are frost wedging, crystal growth, thermal expansion and contraction, mechanical exfoliation, abrasion, and root penetration...
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Examples of mechanical weathering are frost wedging, crystal growth, thermal expansion and contraction, mechanical exfoliation, abrasion, and root penetration. Looking at the picture above and the surrounding elements, one could probably conclude that the erosion of the dunes can be attributed to frost wedging, abrasion, and crystal growth...
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