If You Go to a Beach with Very Durable Sand

question 6

Multiple Choice

If you go to a beach with very durable sand, it likely came from the weathering of granite and the durable mineral in the sand is called what? ______________________

• A) calcite
• B) feldspar
• C) quartz
• D) mica

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