Eroded limestone rock

Credit: MICHAEL SZOENYI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Eroded limestone rock. The erosion on the surface of this exposed rock is caused by dissolution, the process in which the rock minerals are dissolved by rainwater.

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