Chapter 5: Weathering and soils! Monument Valley, Utah!
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1 Chapter 5: Weathering and soils! Monument Valley, Utah!
2 weathering, erosion, and transportation! rocks on Earth s surface are constantly changed by "water, air, temperature changes and other factors! weathering is the group of destructive processes that change the! physical and chemical character of rocks at or near Earth s surface! erosion is physical collection of rock particles by water, ice, or wind! transportation is the movement of eroded particles by water, ice, or wind!
3 rock cycle! weathering: slow and steady! erosion: may be more dramatic!
4 weathering ->! results in both positive and negative effects! positive: generates soils! negative: causes deterioration of buildings!
5 tombstones from 1870 s! marble! slate! if you want to be remembered, what will you choose?!
6 weathering is divided into two classes:! mechanical weathering! -- breaks rock into smaller pieces! -- does not change chemical makeup! -- causes physical disintegration only! chemical weathering! -- changes chemical composition of minerals/rocks! (exposure to atmospheric gases)! -- alters rocks that are unstable at Earth s surface! to more stable substances! (new chemical compounds -- minerals -- form)! both go on continuously and usually together!
7 mechanical weathering! more resistant sandstone cap rock! less resistant shale!
8 Grand! Canyon!
9 chemical weathering! marble statue! loss of detail!
10 weathering and Earth s systems! atmosphere! oxygen and carbon dioxide critical to chemical weathering! water cycled through atmosphere essential to mechanical weathering! hydrosphere! chemical weathering! oxygen dissolved in water oxidizes iron in rocks! carbon dioxide dissolved in water creates carbonic acid! mechanical weathering! running water loosens and abrades particles!
11 weathering and Earth s systems! cryosphere! mechanical weathering! glacial ice removes and abrades particles! freeze/thaw cycling breaks rocks apart! biosphere! mechanical weathering! plant root growth widens cracks! animal movement and human activity break rocks! chemical weathering! decaying organic matter in soils yields acids!
12 mechanical weathering: processes! frost action: mechanic effect of freezing (and expanding)! " " "water on rocks! where?! water expands about 9% when it freezes! upper surface freezes first! "(contact with atmosphere)! water below freezes later and cannot! "expand upward! ice expands and fractures rock!
13 pressure release: removal of mass of overlying rocks, allows! " " for expansion of buried rock and fracturing! mass presses down on buried rock! removal releases pressure! rock expands!
14 classic example: Half-Dome in Yosemite National Park!
15 plant growth: growing roots! " "widen fractures! burrowing animals: activity breaks down rock!
16 thermal cycling: large temperature variations fracture rocks! " " "from expansion and contraction! different minerals will expand different amounts as T increases! "(e.g. quartz expands much more than feldspar)! important where days are hot and nights are cool! water likely is necessary! similar to frost action, but freezing is not required!
17 what happens during mechanical weathering?! rock breaks down into smaller pieces...! for a cube that is 1 m on each side mechanical weathering! breaks it down into smaller pieces, exposing more surfaces! surface area to volume ratio increases! (volume remains constant at 1 m 3 )!
18 over time, can make rectangular pieces spheroidal! spheroidal weathering!
19 granite that has undergone spheroidal weathering!
20 chemical weathering: processes! oxidation: chemically active oxygen from atmosphere! " "reacts with Fe and oxidizes ( rusts ) it! 4 Fe + 3 O 2 = 2 Fe 2 O 3! Iron Oxygen Hematite! rust is very stable at the Earth s surface;! remember Rust Never Sleeps!
21 acid dissolution: atmospheric gas dissolved in water yields acid! atmospheric carbon dioxide forms carbonic acid! sulfur and fluorine from volcanic eruptions form! "sulfuric and hydrofluoric acid! some minerals, e.g. calcite, will completely dissolve! human activity from burning fossil fuels, mining, etc. can also! "produce acids in atmosphere -- acid rain! caves in limestone! in Saudi Arabia! etched! by carbonic acid!
22 acid leaching from mining!
23 industrial pollution -- generating acid rain!
24 what is acid rain?! ph -- concentraion of H + ions! ph = - log [H + ] larger number is greater concentration - acid!
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27 alteration of feldspars:! feldspars easily broken! "down by! acidic rain water! feldspars are most common! minerals in crust! alteration of feldspars forms! "clay minerals! K, Na, Ca ions released into! "water! SiO 2 also released into water! "and carried away! pathway on right is for calcite! -- calcite dissolves completely --!
28 what happens to feldspars as they alter?! water is added to crystal structure of feldspar to yield clay!
29 carbonic acid essential for weathering (carbon cycle)! carbon (inorganic) cycle! carbon dioxide in atmosphere combines with water to make carbonic acid! carbonic acid weathers rocks! limestone (calcium carbonate) forms in bodies of water! plate tectonics returns limestone to deeper in Earth! volcanic eruptions send carbon dioxide back to atmosphere!
30 an example of both mechanical and chemical weathering! crystals growing in cracks put pressure on walls! example is Cleopatra s Needle! survived Egypt for > 3,000 years! removed for transport to New York City! stored at site where salty groundwater penetrated column!
31 another famous example:! Mesa Verde, Colorado! process builds ledges! that! cliff dwellers preferred! for habitation!
32 weathering does not occur at same rate everywhere! factors:! climate: heat, humidity increase chemical weathering! warmer water, increased plant growth! living organisms: surface exposure increases from breakdown! average earthworm colony brings 7-18 tons! of soil per acre to surface each year! time: rock must be exposed; if not, more time required! mineral composition: stability of minerals at Earth s surface! minerals formed at high temperatures/pressures! are not stable at Earth s surface! e.g. olivine, pyroxene!
33 soils! sedimentary rocks! 33
34 what happens to rock after it weathers?! chemical and mechanical weathering of! sediment and bedrock (pre-existing hard, rock)! "breaks rock into regolith (fragmented rock)! upper few meters! of regolith! is! soil! 34
35 soil - a layer of weathered, unconsolidated material! " "on top of bedrock! contains:! clay minerals! quartz! water! organic material! 35
36 idealized soil profile! not all! horizons! will be! present! everywhere! downward motion! of water! leached from above! 36
37 O: (organic horizon) uppermost portion of soil! "plant matter; 2 trillion bacteria, 400 million fungi,! " "50 million algae, thousands of insects in kilogram! A: inorganic mixed with organic derived from O horizon)! "thickness depends on amount of decomposed vegetation! " in tropical regions may be thick! E: light-colored with little or no organic material! "color from dissolution and removal of Fe and Al! B: variety of types: depends on organic and oxide content "! "where dissolved materials from upper levels collect! 37
38 example of a! soil profile! 38
39 influences on soil formation! parent material! climate! topography! vegetation! time! 39
40 parent material: bedrock from which soil develops! minerals in parent material determine:! nutrient richness of soil! amount of soil produced! differences in soils among Indonesian islands! reflect parent materials! Java: parent materials are volcanic ashes! "--nutrient rich, thick soils! " " population density is 460/square km! Borneo: parent materials are granites, gabbros, and andesites! "--soils depleted of nutrients (lack of fresh ash)! " " population density is 2/square km! 40
41 climate: controls precipitation/chemical weathering! moderately wet climates:! more chemical weathering and thicker soils! significant clay-rich layers -- may be solid enough to form hardpan! arid climates:! less chemical weathering and thinner soils! subsurface evaporation leads to build-up of salts! calcite-rich accumulation zones may form -- solid enough for hardpan! extremely wet climates (tropical rain forests):! highly leached and unproductive soils -- laterites! most nutrients come from thick O/A horizons! 41
42 hardpan (hard surface)! forms at depth! where annual rainfall! penetrates! arid climate:! "calcite horizon forms! " caliche! moderately wet climate:! "clay that hardens! soil is now rock hard! 42
43 spectacular example of caliche formation in Kansas! hardpan! 43
44 laterite:! unproductive,! tropical soils! contain lots of! Fe 2 O 3 and Al 2 O 3! -- what remains! after rest! is leached away! very red; very oxidized (rusted)! paradoxical?! wet, yet not productive?! homogenized! 44
45 topography: differences in elevation! relief (elevation change--valley bottoms to hill tops)! steepness of slopes! think about what! water does! water flows quickly! down steep slopes --! little soil formation! water accumulates in! low-lying areas --! high soil formation! 45
46 vegetation: source of organic matter in soil! produces oxygen and carbon dioxide -- chemical weathering! yields H + for ion exchange in feldspars/clays that gives! "plants Ca, Na, K! time: dependent on other factors per se! warm, moist climate -- soils develop quickly! arid, dry climate -- soils form very slowly! thicker soil is not necessarily older! 46
47 soil classification! residual soil - what is left -- weathering of bedrock! transported soil - soil from elsewhere! flood plain deposits (soils) from rivers.! wind-transported deposits (soils) are called loess! soil composition! parent rock is deciding factor! chemical weathering through time determines composition! soil thickness! time increases soil thickness! wet climate increases soil thickness! low slopes also increase thickness! 47
48 soft & organic rich! US Soil map gray-brown & moist! 48 strongly weathered & clay rich!
49 paleosols: paleo -- old; sols -- soils! formed in the past and preserved in rock record! --implies that rocks formed on surface in the past--! age! slope! tells us when paleosol was exposed at Earth s surface! 49
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