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1. differential erosionGeology
Wikipedia definition
2. Differential weatheringDifferential weathering is the difference in degree of discoloration, disintegration, of rocks of different kinds exposed to the same environment. Quartz deposits in basaltic flows will weather slower than the surrounding rock, while being exposed to the same forces of weathering. More simply, Differential weathering is the chemical or physical breakdown of different rock units at different rates.
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Read “差別侵食” on Japanese Wikipedia
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差別浸食 【さべつしんしょく】

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