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differential weathering

American

noun

Geology.

the difference in degree of discoloration, disintegration, etc., of rocks of different kinds exposed to the same environment.

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Everywhere are evidences of water and wind erosion, of desiccation and differential weathering.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

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