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Quartz is a mineral that is highly resistant to chemical weathering. Marble is a mineral that is more susceptible to chemical weathering.
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Is quartz affected by chemical weathering?
Quartz goes through virtually no chemical weathering, as its form SiO2 is extremely stable. It's nearly unreactive.
What is the silicate mineral that originates as a product of chemical weathering?
Clay minerals are the product of chemical weathering of silicate minerals, such as feldspars. Clays are silicate minerals.
What is the type of weathering that involes a chemical change in some of the minerals in a rock?
Chemical weathering
What is it called when chemical reactions dissolve the minerals in rock or change them into different minerals?
It's called dissolution, a form of chemical weathering.
What is the importance of water to chemical weathering?
in chemical the minerals present in the rock dissolve in water causing chemical weathering
A type of chemical weathering in which minerals react with dissolved oxygen in water is known as?
Physical weathering is a type of weathering in which minerals react with dissolved oxygen in water. This causes chemical changes to take place in the minerals.
What type of weathering occurs when reactions dissolve the minerals in rock?
We apply the term chemical weathering to the (chemical) reactions that occur and dissolve minerals in rock.
What minerals are easily affected to chemical weathering?
gold
What does chemical weathering of feldspar produce?
clay minerals
What does the chemical weathering of feldspar produce?
clay minerals
What minerals have the greatest chemical stability?
Minerals with a simple composition and strong bonding tend to have the greatest chemical stability. For example, minerals like quartz (SiO2) and diamond (C) have extremely stable chemical structures and are resistant to chemical weathering. Other stable minerals include halite (NaCl), calcite (CaCO3), and pyrite (FeS2).
What weathering alters the internal structures of minerals by removing or adding elements?
Chemical weathering
