Which Is Not a True Statement About Minerals

Multiple Choice

Which is not a true statement about minerals?

A) Clastic sedimentary rocks are classified in order of increasing particle size
B) Pore space in clastic rocks can be important to humans because water, petroleum, and natural gas can fill those pore spaces
C) As sediment accumulates and is buried, this allows for the layer to be compressed by the weight of the overlying layers and this process is called compaction
D) Lithification is the process of hardening a rock
E) Conglomerate, breccia, sandstone, siltstone, and shale are all examples of clastic sedimentary rocks