Date Posted:07:30:09 10/19/01 Fri Author: Bruce Tan Subject: Re: Weathering Profile of Granite in Humid Tropics In reply to:
Priscilla
's message, "Weathering Profile of Granite in Humid Tropics" on 23:32:26 10/18/01 Thu
Hi Priscilla,
Your outline sounds OK but you are covering a big chunk.... You could perhaps link humid tropics and weathering of granite by exploring the concept of deep weathearing profile.
Hope this helps.
Ciao
BT
>How should we go about writing on this topic?
>
>Can we use the following format:
>
>1. Climatic conditions of Humid Tropics (HT)
>2. Characteristics and make up of granite and who it
>is weathered, then refer to the development of
>weathering zones around a granite corestone.
>3. The change in physical appearance of granitic rock
>as weathering progresses. (refer to Ruxton and Berry's
>stages)
>4. Discuss about the land features of granite
>weathering e.g tors. Do we discuss about inselbergs?
>the exhumation theory?
>
>I just can't seem to link the Humid tropics together
>into the weathering of granite. I kept discussing them
>as separate issues.
>
>Please shed light on this. Have spent 2 days on this
>topic seemingly to no avail. =(
