Which consequence results when thermal expansion mismatches between mineral grains in desert rock formations accelerate?

💡 Explanation

Increased thermal stressing causes granular disintegration because differential expansion induces micro-fractures, speeding weathering under arid climates; therefore disintegration occurs progressively, rather than alluvial spreads, because stress fracturing and spalling drive the effect.

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