Choose the option that correctly orders the minerals from most easily weathered to most weather resistant
A) quartz, halite, biotite
B) gypsum, pyroxene, feldspar
C) olivine, calcite, quartz
D) amphibole, feldspar, quartz
Answer: B
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Elevated land with a relatively flat top is a
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