Evidence for the impact that occurred near Chicxulub, Mexico, includes all but which of the following?
A. Large pieces of the suspected meteorite have been found in Mexico.
B. Quartz grains with shocked crystal structures indicate a short and violent impact.
C. Sand-sized spherules of minerals suggesting a melting and resolidification of rock.
D. The K/T boundary clay have a different composition from clay in the limestone layers above and below it.
E. There are iridium anomalies at roughly 100 sites worldwide in a thin layer of rock 65 million years old.
Answer: A
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