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Science Bowl Question

๐Ÿ“… NSB 2011๐ŸŽ“ MS๐Ÿ”„ Round 6#๏ธโƒฃ Question 7๐ŸŒŸ BONUSโœ๏ธ Short Answer

You look at a thin section of a sedimentary rock composed of quartz, plagioclase (read as: PLAY-jee-oh-klays), and amphibole (read as: AHM(P)-fi-bลel) grains surrounded by calcite cement. Which of those minerals formed last?

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