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Agriculture · Q920

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 920

Q920

The mineral chlorite has an extra layer of

A.
Brucite
B.
Illite
Answer
C.
Gibbosite
D.
Montomorillonite

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The mineral chlorite has an extra layer of Illite. The illite is abundant throughout the illite-chlorite predominant zone. Layers of illite and chlorite are semicoherent.
The chlorites are a group of phyllosilicate minerals common in low-grade metamorphic rocks and altered igneous rocks.