Mechanical Weathering: Salt Wedging
{"Image DocumentName": "Mechanical Weathering: Salt Wedging", "Image ImageDescription": "Standard: Standard: Mechanical Weathering: Salt Wedging. Salt wedging occurs when salts crystallize out of solution as water evaporates. As the salt crystals grow, they apply pressure to the surrounding rock weakening it, until it eventually cracks and breaks down, enabling the salt crystal to continue growing. Salt wedging is most common in drier climates, such as deserts. Copyright \u00a9 Michael Collier. These salt crystals were found. growing between rock fractures in. California\u2019s Death Valley. Table of Contents.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}