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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The reduction of stone to small [[particles]] through any natural action such as [[frost action]] (crevices formed through alternate [[freezing]] and thawing); biochemical action of plants, trees, and organisms growing in rocks; [[wind corrosion]] (a natural phenomenon akin to sand blasting); [[ocean wave]] action; [[glacial]] scouring; and tectonic action (the shearing and jointing of rocks caused by stresses in the earth's crust).</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The reduction of stone to small [[particles]] through any natural action such as [[frost action|frost action]] (crevices formed through alternate [[freezing]] and thawing); biochemical action of plants, trees, and organisms growing in rocks; [[wind corrosion]] (a natural phenomenon akin to sand blasting); [[ocean waves|ocean wave]] action; [[glacial]] scouring; and tectonic action (the shearing and jointing of rocks caused by stresses in the earth's crust).</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:40, 25 April 2012
comminution
The reduction of stone to small particles through any natural action such as frost action (crevices formed through alternate freezing and thawing); biochemical action of plants, trees, and organisms growing in rocks; wind corrosion (a natural phenomenon akin to sand blasting); ocean wave action; glacial scouring; and tectonic action (the shearing and jointing of rocks caused by stresses in the earth's crust).
