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Which of the Following Statements About the Growth of Long

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Which of the following statements about the growth of long bones is false?


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Quartz

A hard, crystalline mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms, widely used in jewelry and electronics.

Halite

Also known as rock salt, a mineral form of sodium chloride (NaCl) that often occurs in evaporite deposits.

Crystal

A solid material whose atoms are arranged in highly ordered, repeating patterns extending in all three spatial dimensions.

Cleavage

The tendency of a mineral to break along flat planar surfaces as determined by the mineral’s crystal structure, often enhancing its gem quality.

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