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Weathering

Weathering
A natural geological description for disintegration and decomposition of rocks and minerals as consequent exposure to atmospheric agents at or near the Earth's surface such as chemical action of air, rainwater, frost, insolation, bacteria, plants, and mechanical actions.
Bibliographic details
Page title Definition of Weathering
Author David Weinberg
Website title Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide
Date published 03 July 2010 04:44 UTC
Date accessed 31 May 2026 21:01 UTC
Permanent link http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-082-00004
AMA style
David Weinberg. "Definition of Weathering". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. July 03, 2010, 04:44 UTC. Available at: http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-082-00004. Accessed May 31, 2026.
APA style
"Definition of Weathering". (2010, July 03). In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. Retrieved 21:01, May 31, 2026, from http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-082-00004.
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"Definition of Weathering", http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-082-00004 (last visited May 31, 2026).
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See Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, "Definition of Weathering", http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-082-00004 (A natural geological description for disintegration and decomposition of rocks and minerals as consequent exposure to atmospheric agents at or near the Earth's surface such as chemical action of air, rainwater, frost, insolation, bacteria, plants, and mechanical actions.) (as of May. 31, 2026, 21:01 GMT).
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David Weinberg. "Definition of Weathering". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 2010 Jul 03, 04:44 UTC.[Internet], Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide; 2010 Jul 03, 04:44 UTC [cited 2026 May 31]. Available from: http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-082-00004.
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David Weinberg, "Definition of Weathering", http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-082-00004, (accessed May 31, 2026).
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"Definition of Weathering". Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 03 Jul 2010, 04:44 UTC. 31 May 2026 http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-082-00004
MHRA style
David Weinberg, "Definition of Weathering", Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, 03 July 2010, 04:44 UTC, http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-082-00004 [accessed 31 May 2026].
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