Uluru Flashcards
1
Q
What processes are acting on it?
A
Flaking due to salt crystal growth and insolation weathering
Red colour instead of arkose grey due to iron oxide from oxidation
Pressure release causes sheet fractures - some 2m thick
Curved slopes due to chemical weathering especially hydrolysis in warmer wetter climate than today
2
Q
What is it?
A
An Inselberg in Central Australia that is 340m tall
Strata dip vertically and harder bands within sandstone stand out
