Michigan State University

Mafic minerals (e.g., pyroxenes, amphiboles, olivine) are most susceptible to weathering/erosion effects; quartz is the most stable mineral at the Earth’s surface. Thus, sediments that comprise pure quartz have likely been subjected to considerable transport and exposure, and likely multiple cycles of exhumation, transport, and deposition. ................
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