Red, brown, and yellow soil- coloring minerals originate by what process?
A) mechanical weathering of very fine- grained, blue- gray clays
B) precipitation of iron oxides from chemical weathering
C) chemical weathering of quartz and feldspars
D) mechanical weathering of the feldspars and micas in granite and rhyolite

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The coloring minerals in red, brown, and yellow soils are typically iron oxides that precipitate from chemical weathering.

Red, Brown, and Yellow Soil- Coloring Minerals Originate by What