Which of the following is not true of peridotite?
A) It is denser than basaltic rocks.
B) It is composed almost entirely of olivine and pyroxene.
C) It is the main constituent of the Earth's crust.
D) It is rarely found at the Earth's surface.
C
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A) community B) population C) ecosystem D) niche
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A. Along the San Andreas Fault in California with its famous earthquakes B. In the northeastern Pacific as the Queen Charlotte fault, located near a sparsely populated region of Canada C. At the southwestern edge of the Pacific Ocean where the Alpine fault cuts across the South Island of New Zealand D. Where the Indian subcontinent touches Asia
Color is a reliable identification technique for minerals
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.