Weathering crust and karren on exposed gypsum surfaces

The evolution of gypsum bare rock surfaces is the result both of volume changes of the outer rock layer and mass wasting by dissolutional processes. Some unusual weathering processes induce an increase in the volume of the outer gypsum layer, resulting in the development of a "weathering crust&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Macaluso T., Sauro U.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 1996-01-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
Online Access:http://ijs.speleo.it/pdf/6.53.25_Macaluso.Sauro.pdf