Physical Geology
Physical Geology
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916823
Author: Plummer, Charles C., CARLSON, Diane H., Hammersley, Lisa
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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The fate, and the final products of each mineral within granite during its complete chemical weathering in a humid climate.

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Granite is an igneous rock that is usually white or gray in color. It is made up of minerals such as quartz, mica, and feldspar. It is a plutonic rock that is found beneath Earth’s surface because it solidifies under the upper layers of crust by the process of igneous intrusion.

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