A Mineralogist Studies Minerals and Their Origins

question 18

Multiple Choice

A mineralogist studies minerals and their origins.A mineralogist studying the Earth system would ________.

• A)do the same thing,studying minerals and their origins,as any other mineralogist
• B)study how minerals form rocks
• C)study how minerals influence organisms living on them,how they react with water to produce soil forming minerals,or study how wind transports minerals as dust and influences climate
• D)Minerals can never be used to study the Earth system.

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