Amber Richhariya posted an Question
July 15, 2020 • 19:05 pm 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Geology (GG)

Explain mineral stability series in weathering ? also explain the rocks composed of weathering residues commonly contains which mineral?

Explain mineral stability series in weathering ? Also explain the rocks composed of weathering residues commonly contains which mineral?

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    Sajan sarthak best-answer

    very good question it's important to remember all the Bowen series it will help you for solving max questions.

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    bauxite , manganese concentration,clay formation and iron concentration are the residues left after chemical weathering and sources are written in the table.

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    Those rocks are totally mixture of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.like example granite is igneous ,shale is sedimentary and gneiss is metamorphic they contain the iron, manganese,bauxite means aluminium ,clay means aluminium rich thess minerals upon weathering these minerals will be left out and others will be washed away.These are ore minerals

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