Chapter 10 Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement Landmass Denudation Weathering Processes Karst Topography and Landscapes Mass Movement Processes

Weathering Processes Factors Influencing Weathering Processes Joints Rock Type Climate Time

Joints, Arches National Park, Utah

Weathering Processes Physical Weathering Processes Frost Action Crystallization Pressure-Release Biological Activity Hydration Abrasion Chemical Weathering Processes Hydrolysis Oxidation Carbonation

Physical Weathering Figure 10.5

Regolith, Soil, and Parent Materials Figure 10.4

Iron-rich red colored parent material turns into red sediment Figure 10.4

Differential Weathering, Arches National Park, Utah Figure 10.1

Crystallization Figure 10.8

Exfoliation in Granite Figure 10.9

Slope in Disequilibrium Figure 10.2

Yosemite Rockfall Figure 10.7

Slope Mechanics Figure 10.3

Slope Form Figure 10.3

Chemical Weathering Figure 10.10

Karst Topography and Landscapes Formation of Karst Lands Covered with Sinkholes Caves and Caverns

Orleans, Indiana Palmyra, Indiana Orangeville, Indiana

Radio Telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico Figure 10.12

Cavern Features Figure 10.13

Speleothems in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

“Soda straws” in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Kartchner Caverns, Arizona

Ik Kil Cenotes in the Yucatan

Mass Movement Processes Mass Movement Mechanics Classes of Mass Movements Human-Induced Mass Movements (Scarification)

Mass Movement Classes Figure 10.15

Infrared Image of La Conchita Landslide from 2002

Lidar Image of the La Conchita Landslides in 1995 and 2005

Aerial Photograph of 1995 and 2005 Landslides

La Conchita Landslide in 1995

La Conchita Landslide damage from 2005

Madison River Landslide Figure 10.14

Rockfall and Talus Cone Figure 10.16

Debris Avalanche Figure 10.17

Gros Ventre Slide Figure Landslide Near Jackson, Wyoming

Soil Creep Figure 10.19

Geomorphology Geomorphology – The study of the origin, evolution, form, and spatial distribution of landforms.

Scarification Figure Black Mesa Arizona Bingham Canyon, Utah Berkeley Pit copper Mine, Butte, Montana

End of Chapter 10 Robert W. Christopherson Charlie Thomsen Modified by Jim Speer