A mineralogist studies minerals and their origins. A mineralogist studying the Earth system would ________
A) 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
B) do the same thing, studying minerals and their origins, as any other mineralogist
C) study how minerals form rocks
D) Minerals can never be used to study the Earth system.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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What will be an ideal response?