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Civil Engineering · Q57

Soil Mechanics And Foundation

Engineering and GATE · Civil Engineering · question 57

Q57

Sand particles are made of

A.
rock minerals
Answer
B.
kaolinite
C.
illite
D.
montmorillonite

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Sand particles are made of rock minerals.

Sand primarily consists of small fragments of weathered rock and minerals, predominantly quartz, which is a durable and resistant mineral.

Kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite are types of clay minerals, which are much finer in particle size compared to sand and have different properties and compositions.

Therefore, the correct answer is that sand particles are composed of rock minerals.