Which of the Following Does NOT Commonly Occur When Dark-Colored

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT commonly occur when dark-colored mafic rocks weather?

A) mafic minerals weather to clay minerals by hydrolysis
B) iron-bearing minerals can oxidize to form the iron oxide mineral hematite
C) the abundant quartz in the rocks dissolves and forms silica-rich spring deposits
D) some minerals weather at different rate than other minerals