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chemical weathering
- Carbonation, the breakdown of calcite by reaction with carbonic acid in rainwater.
- Hydrolysis, a breakdown of feldspar into china clay by reaction with carbonic aid in rainwater.
- Oxidation, the breakdown of iron-rich minerals due to rusting.
- Hydration, an expansion certain minerals due to the uptake of water.
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