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Yes. The majority of rocks from any period of earth's history will be predominantly made of silicate minerals.
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What minerals are most common in detrital sedimentary rocks and why are these minerals so abundant?
We know silicate minerals are the most abundant in detrital sedimentary rocks.Quartzv is a tectosilicate mineral.So quartz is the most abundant and other silicate minerals are also very common in these rocks.
Coloured silicate mineral found in coarse granites and igneous rocks?
beryl
Why can minerals be found in rocks but rocks cannot be found in minerals?
Because rocks are made up of minerals but minerals aren't made up of rocks. Rocks are made up of little bits of many minerals. An example is granite. You know how it has speckles in it? Those are a bunch of mineral grains mixed up to form the rock granite.
What kinds of rocks and minerals are found in sag ponds?
what kinds of rocks and minerals are in tectonic plates sag ponds
What are the types of rocks and minerals found in turkey?
some minerals are mica, fledspar, and rocks are marble, shale ,slate,granite etc.
What is the silicate mineral that is found in the greatest variety of igneous rocks?
Quartz is one of the most abundant silicate minerals found in igneous rock.
What is the name of the coloured silicate material found in igneous rocks and coarse granites?
They are silicate minerals like feldspars, micas, and olivine.
What is the building of block of the minerals is?
the basic block of the silicate minerals are formed from rocks.
The building blocks of the silicate minerals is what?
The silicon-oxygen tetrahedron is the building block of silicate minerals. The word "silicate" means the compound contains silicon in some form.
Are andalusite sillimanite and kyanite sedimentary rocks?
NO. These are purely metamorphic minerals and not rocks at all!They are found in metamorphic rocks of different environments and are pure alumino silicate phases.
What minerals are most common in detrital sedimentary rocks and why are these minerals so abundant?
We know silicate minerals are the most abundant in detrital sedimentary rocks.Quartzv is a tectosilicate mineral.So quartz is the most abundant and other silicate minerals are also very common in these rocks.
It is generally true that igneous rocks are composed of what type of mineral?
igneous rocks are composed of silicate minerals
Rocks that contain dark silicate minerals and plagioclase feldspar have?
Intrusive crystal
Which mineral is generally found abundantly in rocks?
ANSWER : Silicate minerals are the most abundant components of rocks on the Earth's surface, making up over 90% by mass of the Earth's crustSARIN MADHUSOODANAN
What are mars rock made out of?
The rocks on Mars are made primarily of silicate minerals, much like the rocks on Earth.
What composition refers to rocks with many dark silicate minerals and plagioclase feldspar?
nig
Which silicate minerals the the main component of most rocks on Earth's surface?
oxygen and aluminum
