Multiple Choice
When clay minerals in a shale are subjected to elevated temperature and pressure, they may change in the solid state (that is, without melting) to form platy minerals like ___ that are at equilibrium with the new temperature/pressure conditions.
A) feldspar
B) amphibole
C) mica
D) carbonate
E) pyroxene
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