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Mineral Weathering - How and Why Rocks Weather and How Microbes Drive Weathering

GEO GIRL via YouTube

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This course explains mineral dissolution and chemical weathering, focusing on how microbes physically break down rocks and chemically promote mineral dissolution. It also covers silicate, carbonate, and soil organic matter weathering and the climate effects of silicate weathering.

Syllabus

video outline
what controls mineral solubility?
steps of mineral dissolution
what controls chemical weathering rates?
how microbes physically weather rocks
how microbes chemically weather rocks
silicate weathering
felsic mineral weathering
mafic mineral weathering
carbonate mineral weathering
organic matter degradation in soil
how silicate weathering affects climate change
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GEO GIRL

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    Nathan Hester @tornadonathan
    Very interesting course. I enjoyed it. Wish there was some more from this content to take. It was easy to understand as well.
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