Multiple Choice
Ordinary chemical weathering of rock forming minerals like feldspar and amphibole produces ________.
A) dissolved clays and iron hydroxides
B) all of the sodium and chloride ions that make the salt content of the seas
C) solid residues of quartz and reduced iron compounds
D) soluble silica and ions (Ca+2, Na+, Mg+2 ) plus residues of clay minerals
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