Weathered Rock definition
Weathered Rock means and refer to predominantly structureless heterogeneous material showing none of the fabric of the parent rock and with core boulders less than 50% of the mass (i.e., essentially rock which can be excavated by hand or with a small backhoe (CAT 416) and is susceptible to surface erosion).
Weathered Rock. This formation is developed because of weathering of bed rock and it is further differentiated into highly weathered rock and moderately weathered rock depending on the degree of weathering.
Examples of Weathered Rock in a sentence
Extremely Weathered Rock XW Rock is weathered to such an extent that it has 'soil' properties, i.e. it either disintegrates or can be remoulded in water, but substance fabric and rock structure still recognizable.
Moderately Weathered Rock MW Modest discolouration is evident throughout the rock fabric, often with some change in the constituent minerals.
Highly Weathered Rock ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ discolouration is evident throughout the rock mass, often with significant change in the constituent minerals.