Granites, grusses, and the Sherman erosion surface, southern Laramie Range, Colorado-Wyoming

Clicks: 1
ID: 293648
1969
Free PDF
Article Quality & Performance Metrics
Overall Quality
Not rated
Combines reader engagement with the AI quality analysis. This article has not been analysed, so there is no overall score — reader engagement is measured and shown alongside.
AI Quality Assessment
Not analyzed
Readership in this journal

Ranked #5,341 of 8,486 articles by views in american journal of science

Most read Least read

Bar heights use a square-root scale. Only the 120 most-read articles are drawn; the journal has 8,486 in total.

Mint this article as an NFT
Not yet minted

Create a permanent, verifiable on-chain record of this article on the Scimatic Network. The NFT is held in your Journament account, and you can withdraw it to your own wallet at any time.

5 SUSD one-off · no wallet required
Sign in to mint
Abstract
The Sherman erosion surface is developed principally on the Precambrian Trail Creek granite facies of the Sherman Granite. A distinctive petrographic characteristic of the Trail Creek granite is extensive, high-temperature oxidation of Precambrian age. Minerals so affected were principally the opaques and biotite. Later weathering processes exploited the oxidized biotites to produce vermiculite, montmorillonite, kaolinite, and gibbsite, all contributing to additional biotite expansion which has shattered the near-surface rock. Disintegration to gruss is so rapid and complete that outcrops are scarce, and a smooth, gently rolling topography results. Other crystalline rocks, lacking the early alteration, weather more slowly and selectively, providing the parkland-tor topography.
Reference Key
openalex_W2318773598 Use this key to autocite in the manuscript while using SciMatic Manuscript Manager or Thesis Manager
Authors David H. Eggler, E. E. Larson, W. C. Bradley
Journal american journal of science
Year 1969
DOI
10.2475/ajs.267.4.510
URL
https://ajs.scholasticahq.com/article/59323.pdf
Keywords Keywords not found

Citations

No citations found. To add a citation, contact the admin at info@scimatic.org

Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment on this article.