Where does the quartz in granite typically end up?

A) As small clay minerals that are deposited in lakes and the sea
B) Quartz does not weather and so it keeps the granite from weathering
C) As sand in rivers, dunes, and beaches
D) It is converted into feldspar and weathers into clays.


C) As sand in rivers, dunes, and beaches

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