Regolith - Revision history

Kyliecro at 18:35, 2 May 2025

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	==Definition==		==Definition==
	Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. ~~[1]~~		Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. <ref name="Regolith"> Oxford University Press. "Regolith". Oxford Reference. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110810105721161#:~:text=A%20general%20term%20for%20the,which%20overlie%20the%20unaltered%20bedrock. </ref>

	[[File:RegolithPhoto.jpg\|240px\|thumb\|right\|Photo of lunar regolith]]		[[File:RegolithPhoto.jpg\|240px\|thumb\|right\|Photo of lunar regolith]]

	==Components==		==Components==
	Earth's regolith is comprised of the following components: ~~[2][3][4]~~		Earth's regolith is comprised of the following components: <ref name="Regolith, soils"> Ollier, Cliff; Pain, Colin (1996). "Regolith, soils and landforms". Chichester: John Wiley. ISBN 978-0471961215 </ref> <ref name="Regolith geology"> Taylor, G.; Eggleton, R.A. (2001). Regolith geology and geomorphology. Chichester: J. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471974543 </ref> <ref name="Regolith science"> Scott, Keith M.; Pain, Colin (2009). Regolith science. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Pub. ISBN 978-1402088599 </ref>
	* [[Soil]] or pedolith		* [[Soil]] or pedolith
	* Transported cover, including but not limited to glacial and gravitational flow.		* Transported cover, including but not limited to glacial and gravitational flow.
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	==References==		==References==
	~~#Oxford University Press. "Regolith". Oxford Reference. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display~~/~~10.1093/oi/authority.20110810105721161#:~:text=A%20general%20term%20for%20the,which%20overlie%20the%20unaltered%20bedrock.~~		(references/)
	~~#Ollier, Cliff; Pain, Colin (1996). "Regolith, soils and landforms". Chichester: John Wiley. ISBN 978-0471961215~~
	~~#Taylor, G.; Eggleton, R.A. (2001). Regolith geology and geomorphology. Chichester: J. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471974543~~
	~~#Scott, Keith M.; Pain, Colin (2009~~)~~. Regolith science. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Pub. ISBN 978-1402088599~~

Kjburke2 at 17:10, 3 April 2025

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	Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]		Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]

	[[File:RegolithPhoto.jpg\|240px\|thumb\|~~left~~\|Photo of lunar regolith]]		[[File:RegolithPhoto.jpg\|240px\|thumb\|right\|Photo of lunar regolith]]

	==Components==		==Components==

Kjburke2 at 17:09, 3 April 2025

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	Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]		Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]

	[[File:RegolithPhoto.~~png~~\|240px\|thumb\|left\|Photo of lunar regolith]]		[[File:RegolithPhoto.jpg\|240px\|thumb\|left\|Photo of lunar regolith]]

	==Components==		==Components==

Kjburke2 at 17:09, 3 April 2025

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	Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]		Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]

	[[File:RegolithPhoto.png\|~~220px~~\|thumb\|left\|Photo of lunar regolith]]		[[File:RegolithPhoto.png\|240px\|thumb\|left\|Photo of lunar regolith]]

	==Components==		==Components==

Kjburke2 at 17:09, 3 April 2025

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	Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]		Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]

	[[File:~~RegoloithPhoto~~.png\|220px\|thumb\|left\|Photo of lunar regolith]]		[[File:RegolithPhoto.png\|220px\|thumb\|left\|Photo of lunar regolith]]

	==Components==		==Components==

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	==Definition==		==Definition==
	Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]		Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]

			[[File:RegoloithPhoto.png\|220px\|thumb\|left\|Photo of lunar regolith]]

	==Components==		==Components==

Kyliecro: Adding more information to wikipage as well as corrected grammar mistakes in original.

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Adding more information to wikipage as well as corrected grammar mistakes in original.

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	~~The weathered~~ layer of unconsolidated rock ~~material~~. ~~Formed from~~ weathering processes on the ~~lithosphere~~, and is ~~composed~~ of ~~rock fragments~~ and ~~dust from rock~~ layers.		==Definition==
			Regolith is "the layer of unconsolidated, weathered, broken rock debris, mineral grains, and superficial deposits which overlie the unaltered [[bedrock]]" of a planet or moon. It is formed in the weathering processes that occur in the lithosphere. The depth varies greatly depending on the, "intensity and duration of the weathering process." Within the tropics of Earth, it may be hundreds of metres deep, whereas in other regions, such as the Rocky Mountains, it can be practically nonexistent. [1]

			==Components==
			Earth's regolith is comprised of the following components: [2][3][4]
			* [[Soil]] or pedolith
			* Transported cover, including but not limited to glacial and gravitational flow.
			* Volcanic ash and lava flow
			* "Saprolith", which can be divided into;
			** Upper saprolite: oxidised bedrock
			** Lower saprolite: chemically reduced, partially weathered bedrock
			** Saprock: fractured bedrock. Weathering restricted to fracture margins
			* Groundwater and water-deposited salts
			* Biota and Organic Compounds
			* Duricrust, which is formed by the cementation of saprolith, soils, and other transported materials into non-friable layers. Non-friable layers are unlikely to crumble and break into smaller pieces, and they are resistant to weathering and erosion.

			==References==
			#Oxford University Press. "Regolith". Oxford Reference. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110810105721161#:~:text=A%20general%20term%20for%20the,which%20overlie%20the%20unaltered%20bedrock.
			#Ollier, Cliff; Pain, Colin (1996). "Regolith, soils and landforms". Chichester: John Wiley. ISBN 978-0471961215
			#Taylor, G.; Eggleton, R.A. (2001). Regolith geology and geomorphology. Chichester: J. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471974543
			#Scott, Keith M.; Pain, Colin (2009). Regolith science. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Pub. ISBN 978-1402088599

Nmdinard at 21:21, 25 April 2022

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	~~Wheathered~~ layer of unconsolidated rock material. Formed from weathering processes on the lithosphere, and is composed of rock fragments and dust from rock layers.		The weathered layer of unconsolidated rock material. Formed from weathering processes on the lithosphere, and is composed of rock fragments and dust from rock layers.

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Weathered layer of unconsolidated rock material. Formed from weathering processes on the lithosphere, and is composed of rock fragments and dust from rock layers.