Category Archives: Sedimentary Rocks

6. Sedimentation

Posted on 08/02/2009 by Vitor Pacheco

For the majority of cases, rocks are fragmented by erosion and\or weathering  and transported elsewhere. Sedimentation is the processes to which these materials termed clasts, are subjected to until they are deposited, and the main mechanisms involved are presented in … Continue reading →

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3. Weathering

Posted on 18/01/2009 by Vitor Pacheco

3.1 Initial Stage Weathering is the chemical alteration caused by the atmospheric water in vapor and/or liquid form, due to the reacting agents carried in solution. Thus, this was the first step in the alteration of the original consolidated rocks … Continue reading →

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