There used to be a nice fountain outside of Science & Research 1 made of granite...

  

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There used to be a nice fountain outside of Science & Research 1 made of granite and gabbro slabs. The fountain was removed a few years ago, with one of the problems being the artist who designed it was unhappy with how one of the rocks was weathering (also, skateboarders were doing a number on it and facilities couldn't keep it running). Given Houston's climate (hot and wet), and the rock types in the fountain answer the following: a. Did mechanical or chemical weathering predominate? b. Which rock was rapidly weathering, resulting in degradation of those slabs? c. Why was that rock type weathering more rapidly? There used to be a nice fountain outside of Science & Research 1 made of granite and gabbro slabs. The fountain was removed a few years ago, with one of the problems being the artist who designed it was unhappy with how one of the rocks was weathering (also, skateboarders were doing a number on it and facilities couldn't keep it running). Given Houston's climate (hot and wet), and the rock types in the fountain answer the following: a. Did mechanical or chemical weathering predominate? b. Which rock was rapidly weathering, resulting in degradation of those slabs? c. Why was that rock type weathering more rapidly?

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