Which of the Following Does Not Commonly Occur When Dark-Colored

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not commonly occur when dark-colored mafic rocks weather?

• A)Mafic minerals weather to clay minerals by hydrolysis.
• B)Iron-bearing minerals can oxidize to form the iron oxide mineral hematite.
• C)The abundant quartz in the rocks dissolves and forms silica-rich spring deposits.
• D)Some minerals weather at different rate than other minerals.

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