A Soil Formed Entirely Through the Weathering of Basalt Would

question 18

Multiple Choice

A soil formed entirely through the weathering of basalt would not contain sand-sized grains of __.

• A) clay
• B) feldspar
• C) olivine
• D) pyroxene
• E) quartz

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