Graphite Is Identified in a Particular Schist

question 17

Multiple Choice

Graphite is identified in a particular schist. Which one of the following conclusions is justified?

• A) The graphite lubricated shearing movements along a fault, causing a schist to form.
• B) The rock also contains diamonds; both are crystalline forms of the element carbon.
• C) The pre-metamorphic rock was a shale or mudstone containing organic matter.
• D) The schist formed from a quartz-rich, sedimentary limestone.

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