Difference between revisions of "Crystallization cycle"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A destructive weathering pattern in which salts or other materials alternate between crystalline and solution phases depending on the amount of moisture ([ | + | A destructive weathering pattern in which salts or other materials alternate between crystalline and solution phases depending on the amount of moisture ([[relative humidity]]) present. Changes in volume between the two phases may damage the surrounding matrix. |
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[freeze-thaw cycle]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 13 January 2014
Description
A destructive weathering pattern in which salts or other materials alternate between crystalline and solution phases depending on the amount of moisture (Relative humidity) present. Changes in volume between the two phases may damage the surrounding matrix.
See also Freeze-thaw cycle.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Salzsprengtest (Deut.); ciclo de cristalização (Port.)
Authority
- Caring for your Collections, Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992