The picture shows rocks exposed at high elevation in the Colorado Rockies (Rocky Mtn NP). Which of the following weathering processes is likely to be most active currently at this site? salt crystallization O root wedging O fire spalling O hydrolysis O frost cracking What minerals usually remain after intense weathering of silicate rocks such as granite? olivine and hornblende quartz and calcite O obsidian and feldspar O clay and calcite O clay and quartz

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The picture shows rocks exposed at high
elevation in the Colorado Rockies (Rocky
Mtn NP). Which of the following
weathering processes is likely to be most
active currently at this site?
salt crystallization
O root wedging
O fire spalling
O hydrolysis
O frost cracking
Transcribed Image Text:The picture shows rocks exposed at high elevation in the Colorado Rockies (Rocky Mtn NP). Which of the following weathering processes is likely to be most active currently at this site? salt crystallization O root wedging O fire spalling O hydrolysis O frost cracking
What minerals usually remain after
intense weathering of silicate rocks such
as granite?
olivine and hornblende
quartz and calcite
O obsidian and feldspar
O clay and calcite
O clay and quartz
Transcribed Image Text:What minerals usually remain after intense weathering of silicate rocks such as granite? olivine and hornblende quartz and calcite O obsidian and feldspar O clay and calcite O clay and quartz
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