View Of Granite Rock Undergoing Exfoliation
by Sinclair Stammers/science Photo Library
Title
View Of Granite Rock Undergoing Exfoliation
Artist
Sinclair Stammers/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Exfoliation. View of 80 million year old granite rock in the Mojave Desert undergoing 'onion skin' weathering or exfoliation. The granite (foreground) is shedding its outer layers. This type of weathering is found in deserts and other areas of temperature extremes. In the desert, groundwater, containing dissolved salts, is drawn up into the granite rock by capillarity. When it reaches the surface the water will evaporate causing salt crystals to grow. This in turn will cause the surface of the rock to flake and peel away. Photographed in California, USA.
Uploaded
September 27th, 2018
Embed
Share
Similar Images
Comments
There are no comments for View Of Granite Rock Undergoing Exfoliation. Click here to post the first comment.
Recently Viewed
