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by Stratigraphy.net
New from Snet: Lithologs, a new tool to create lithological/sedimentological logs online..

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Weathering of rocks in a desert environment

'Cracking apart; simulating the weathering of rocks in a desert environment'  (This is an ELI+ activity because it requires the use of a Bunsen burner)In this activity, small chips of granite and other rocks are heated in a Bunsen flame and then rapidly cooled in water. This is repeated to investigate the rate atwhich they ‘weather’ by breaking apart.Weathering may be studied in a science lesson

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