Rocks and Minerals Are Most Stable When They

question 21

Multiple Choice

Rocks and minerals are most stable when they:

• A) are surrounded by fluids.
• B) are at temperatures comparable to those of the Earth's surface.
• C) are in the environment in which they formed.
• D) are over 1 million years old.

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