Minerals Can Crystallize in All of the Following Ways EXCEPT

question 27

Multiple Choice

Minerals can crystallize in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• A) solidification of a melt (lava/magma).
• B) bonding carbon to oxygen atoms to form organic compounds.
• C) solid-state diffusion.
• D) biomineralization.

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