chemical weathering

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chemical weathering [′kem·i·kəl ′weth·ə·riŋ]

(geochemistry)

A weathering process whereby rocks and minerals are transformed into new, fairly stable chemical combinations by such chemical reactions as hydrolysis, oxidation, ion exchange, and solution. Also known as decay; decomposition.

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