2017•International Encyclopedia of GeographyRequires access
Weathering Processes and Landforms
Tyler J. Thompson, Ronald I. Dorn
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Abstract
Rock‐decay processes operating at the nanoscale and micron scale generate spectacular landforms that spike the curiosity of the general public and scholars alike. Tafoni holes in rock faces, meter‐thick slabs of granite from the release of pressure, tors consisting of granitic boulders that pile up as decayed granite sand erodes away, limestone tower remnants left behind as thick carbonate deposits dissolve in the humid tropics, and many other bare‐rock forms exemplify links between landforms and the processes that led to those forms.