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Why do sandstones cemented with calcite usually weather much more rapidly than sandstone cemented by silica?
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The cementing mineral calcite is not resistant to chemical dissolution by naturally acidic rainwater as is the cementing silicate mineral.
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How is sandstone affected by the weather?
Because sandstone is a sedimentary rock and is made of calcite, the rain weathers most rapidly.
How does sandstone gets converted to quartzite?
Quartzite is the metamorphic product of sandstone. During metamorphism, intense heat and/or pressure cause the quartz grains contained in the sandstone grow and recrystallize, interlocking together creating Quartzite.
What rock weathers the fastest?
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What causes atmospheric air to be rapidly heated?
In the atmosphere, warm surfaces can heat the air above them. High pressure in the atmosphere is what causes the air to rapidly heat.
What part of a rock does weathing attack most rapidly?
Weathering attacks the surface of the rock most rapidly.
How is sandstone affected by the weather?
Because sandstone is a sedimentary rock and is made of calcite, the rain weathers most rapidly.
How is calcite created?
Calcite is the most common form of calcium carbonate. It forms from the precursor, amorphous calcium carbonate that rapidly dehydrates and forms vaterite. Vaterite undergoes dissolution and becomes calcite.
How does sandstone gets converted to quartzite?
Quartzite is the metamorphic product of sandstone. During metamorphism, intense heat and/or pressure cause the quartz grains contained in the sandstone grow and recrystallize, interlocking together creating Quartzite.
Is obsidian rock metamorphic rock sedimentary or igneous?
Obsidian is an extrusive igneous rock, formed from rapidly cooling lava.
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What is comparative for rapidly?
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