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________, a common mineral found in igneous rocks, is the most abundant mineral in detrital sedimentary rocks.

A graywacke is ________.

Consider Bowen’s reaction series. Which mineral would you expect to see as a phenocryst in a porphyritic basalt?

Sorting refers to the range of particle ________ in a rock.

A graywacke is ________.

Consider Bowen’s reaction series. Which mineral would you expect to see as a phenocryst in a porphyritic basalt?

Which type of sediment undergoes the most compaction as it lithifies to sedimentary rocks?

Which type of sediment undergoes the most compaction as it lithifies to sedimentary rocks?

The uppermost 50 meters of a glacier is referred to as the ________.

The uppermost 50 meters of a glacier is referred to as the ________.