Which Is Not a True Statement About Minerals

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which is not a true statement about minerals?

• A) Clastic sedimentary rocks are classified in order of increasing particle size
• B) Pore space in clastic rocks can be important to humans because water, petroleum, and natural gas can fill those pore spaces
• C) As sediment accumulates and is buried, this allows for the layer to be compressed by the weight of the overlying layers and this process is called compaction
• D) Lithification is the process of hardening a rock
• E) Conglomerate, breccia, sandstone, siltstone, and shale are all examples of clastic sedimentary rocks

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