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Mechanical weathering

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-016851

The mechanical break-up or disintegration of rock into smaller fragments.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-016851
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesUSGS Geology in the Parks Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016851",
  "term": "Mechanical weathering",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Mechanical Weathering",
  "definition": "The mechanical break-up or disintegration of rock into smaller fragments.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "USGS Geology in the Parks Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mechanical-weathering/"
}

Record 16,406 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.