The 1-cm-thick clay layer that marks the Cretaceous/Tertiary (K/T) boundary has a high percentage of the element ________ in the clay layer, an enrichment about 300 times greater than the normal abundance.

A. iron
B. zircon
C. silicon
D. iridium
E. oxygen


Answer: D

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