Spalling Granite
About This Item
Photo of spalling granite, which is the separation and breaking away of layers of stone. This is sometimes caused by the freezing and thawing of the rock.
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- Pestrong, Ray
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- Type
- Slide
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- TIFF
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- Ray Pestrong Geosciences Slide Collections, San Francisco State Unviersity
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- Public
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- 4061
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