Part A In the above picture, why have the headstone on the right and the headsto

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Part A In the above picture, why have the headstone on the right and the headstone on the left, both in the same cemetery, weathered difeenty Hints The headstone on the left is made of granite, which is composed of calcite, whereas the headstone on the right is made of matle, which is composed of uartz and feldspu O The headstone on the right is located in a more humid place on Earth than the headstone on the left ° The headstone on the left is maske of gravte, which is composed mostly of quats and fodpw, whereas the headstone on the night is made of matle, which is composed of calcite The headstone on the night is located in a warmer place on Earth than the headstone on the let The headstone on the left was constructed significarely later than the headstone on the right

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Part A. Question: In the above picture, why have the headstone on the right and the headstone on the left both in same weathered differently?

Answer: [C] The headstone on the left is made of granite, which is composed mostly of Quartz and Feldspar, whereas the headstone on the right is made of marble, which is composed of Calcite.

Explanation: Granite is an igneous rock with large grains and is mainly composed of QUARTZ and FELDSPAR, also minor amounts of Mica. Where as Marble is a metamorphic rock which is composed primarily of mineral CALCITE (CaCo3).

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