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      girraween > geology > the sculptured landscape > weathering > fracturing following unloading


Sheeting Remnants


Two sheeting joints.
© Warwick Willmott and the Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, 2009.

Two sheeting joints are evident here.



  Sheeting and exfoliation.

The larger boulders on the left are the remnants of unloading sheets, the smaller slabs more to the right are due to exfoliation.
The Junction

The Junction.



  Slopes of Castle Rock.

Slopes of Castle Rock.
Top of Castle Rock.

Top of Castle Rock.



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