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Why are there more different types of rocks then minerals?
Elements make up minerals, and minerals make up rocks. There are more combinations of minerals (themselves combinations) than elements.
How many minerals are known to man?
2000
What promotes greater hardness in minerals?
Minerals are what cause water to be hard, tap water in east coast(NJ) is harder than tap water in CA. More minerals=harder water
How many minerals known to man are common on the crust of the earth?
My geological dictionary lists more than 7500 entries. Of which more than 10% will be discrete minerals. There is a list of the top 20 by composition, but that is a matter of opinion and location.
What are at least this many minerals known to man?
2000
How can there be 2000 minerals when there are only 88 naturally occurring elements?
The reason why there are more minerals than the number of elements is because minerals are not made up of a single element only. They are made of more than one elements and in some case a combination of elements .
Are harder minerals more useful than softer minerals?
Depends on the useage.
Does andesite thus have more or less dark minerals?
That depends on what you are comparing it to. It has more dark minerals than rhyolite but fewer than basalt.
Why are there more different types of rocks then minerals?
Elements make up minerals, and minerals make up rocks. There are more combinations of minerals (themselves combinations) than elements.
Is more reliable than color as as indicator of a minerals identity.?
Streak is more reliable!!
More than 20000?
i got more than 2000 balls
What provides more textiles fibers than animals or minerals?
NOTHING
What provides more textile fibers than amimals or minerals?
Plants
What minerals can be used to block light?
Most minerals are opaque, some more than others. Granite is very opaque.
About how many minerals have mineralogists identified?
There are 2.484 minerals approved by the International Mineralogical Association.
Are minerals needed in larger quantities by the body than protein fat and carbohydrates?
The protein and carbohydrates within the body create minerals on top of the minerals already there. The body has a larger amount of minerals and are needed in more quantities by the body than protein and carbohydrates because the minerals are used for everything.
Why do some carbonate minerals react more readily with hydrochloric acid than others?
because there some toxic materials in carbonate minerals thats why it readts more readily to hydrochloric acid than others...
