Hydrolysis is a mineral transformation due to the reaction of hydroxyl ion with the feldspars of granite. The vegetation is formed by alpine juniperus

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Hydrolysis is a mineral transformation due to the reaction of hydroxyl ion with the feldspars of granite. The vegetation is formed by alpine juniperus (Juniperus communis ssp. alpina). This photo was taken in Serra da Estrela, Portugal.

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Keywords: alpina, alpine, botany, chemistry, communis, da, estrela, feldspar, flora, geology, geomorphology, granite, hydrolysis, hydroxyl, ion, juniper, juniperus, lichens, mineral, mountain, portugal, reaction, serra, transformation, water, weathering