Discussion
Assertion (A): Only a small fraction of the material excavated at a china clay pit becomes saleable clay.
Reason (R): The kaolinite is a minor constituent of the altered granite and the rest is quartz, mica and feldspar.
Answer: C
Both are true and the reason gives the arithmetic: several tonnes of rock are handled for each tonne of clay recovered, which is why the waste tips of a clay district are so conspicuous a feature. Cornwall's white tips are the visible record of that ratio.
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