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Bilingual glossary of geology


Weathering  Météorisation
The general process that weakens and breaks up rocks into fragments of various sizes by a combination of physical fracturing and chemical decomposition (adapted from: Grotzinger et al., 2007).

Themes:
  Plate tectonics theory and rock cycle
  Sedimentary rocks

Related words:
  Chemical Weathering
  Physical Weathering