When pressure is removed from overlying rock, the pressure of deep burial is relieved, initiating pressure-release jointing. The joints then separate into curved slabs. This is known as
A) exfoliation.
B) salt crystal growth.
C) spheroidal weathering.
D) frost wedging.
E) crystallization.
Answer: A) exfoliation.
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