Abstract
Farmin has contended that the primary cause of natural exfoliation of rock surfaces is dilation due to relief of pressure. This conclusion is questioned, and evidence from a mine adit in Sonora is presented which indicates that some exfoliation results primarily from chemical disintegration without the aid of pre-existing surfaces of strain due to dilation.
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