Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Earth_Environment/SWEET)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'granular framework'?

A. Constituent forms a rigid arrangement of particles that support one another at their points of contact...constituting a mechanically firm structure capable of supporting open pore spaces, although interstices may be occupied by cement or matrix
B. the enclosed crystal in a poikolitic texture
C. a crystal of an earlier rock that is prevented from further reaction in a later rock by a rim of reaction products
D. Constituent occurs as crystals that poikilitically enclose crystals of other phases in an igneous rock.

Answer: Constituent forms a rigid arrangement of particles that support one another at their points of contact...constituting a mechanically firm structure capable of supporting open pore spaces, although interstices may be occupied by cement or matrix