Ferromagnesian Minerals Like Olivine and Pyroxene

question 56

Multiple Choice

Ferromagnesian minerals like olivine and pyroxene. that crystallize at high temperatures in Bowen's reaction series are generally______ than quartz.

• A) more susceptible to weathering
• B) higher on Moh's hardness scale
• C) more oxygen rich
• D) more difficult to erode

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Definitions:

Ending Inventory

The value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period.

LIFO Reserve

The difference between the cost of inventory calculated using the Last-In, First-Out method and the First-In, First-Out method.

FIFO Inventory Costs

An accounting method where the oldest inventory items are recorded as sold first.

LIFO Inventory Costs

An inventory valuation method where the last items placed in inventory are the first ones to be used or sold, affecting cost of goods sold and inventory value.