Most suitable rocks for construction of tunneling: (A) Argillaceous S.st (B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts (C) Limestone (D) Schist & Phyllite

Most suitable rocks for construction of tunneling: (A) Argillaceous S.st (B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts (C) Limestone (D) Schist & Phyllite
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(B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts 
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