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riving

[′rīv·iŋ]
(geology)
The splitting off, cracking, or fracturing of rock, especially by frost action.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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