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Agriculture · Q851

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 851

Q851

Which of the followings is a secondary mineral

A.
Muscovite
B.
Anorthite
C.
Dolomite
Answer
D.
Biotite

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Dolomite is a secondary mineral among the given options.
When rock minerals undergo a transformation process due to the change in temperature and pressure like metamorphism and weathering, the newly created stable minerals are known as secondary minerals.
Dolomite is an anhydrous carbonate mineral composed of calcium and magnesium carbonate. It is sedimentary carbonate rock.