Question: Among primary minerals, the most resistant to weathering is
Options:
Quartz
Olivine
Albite
Gypsum
Quartz is the most stable mineral during the process of weathering because it is highly resistant to chemical and physical weathering.
-Quartz is a mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra.
-It is one of the most abundant minerals in the Earth's crust.
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-Olivine is a mineral that is typically found in mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks.
-It is not as stable as quartz during the process of weathering and can easily break down into clay minerals.
-Pyroxene is a group of minerals that are typically found in mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks.Â
-Additionally, they arise in the context of touch and regional metamorphism.
-Amphibole is a group of minerals that are typically found in mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks.Â
-Amphibole is a class of inosilicate minerals that crystallize as prisms or needle-like structures.
-They are made of double-chain SiO4 tetrahedra that are joined at the vertices and typically have iron or magnesium ions within their structures.Â
Quartz is highly resistant to weathering due to its chemical composition and crystal structure..