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Rocks are made of minerals. Only a few minerals are rock forming and most rock is made from a combination of the commonest of these. feldspars, quartz, mica, olivine, calcite, pyroxene and amphiboles
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∙ 11y agoYes, a mineral can be made of other minerals because if a mineral is made of two elements or more, the elements it is made up of could be single-element minerals.
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What rock and mineral is a brick made of?
the mineral is clay and there is no rock
Is a rock a mineral?
A rock is not a mineral however a rock is made of several minerals
How can you tell if you have a rock or a mineral?
A rock is made of different minerals.
What kind of rock or mineral is Mount Kilimanjaro made out of?
what rock is mount kilimanjaro made from
Is feldspar a marble?
No, a feldspar is a mineral, and a marble is a rock. Marble is a metamorphic rock, made mostly of the mineral Calcite.
What is made from hornfels?
hornfels is a rock or mineral
What mineral or rock is drywall made of?
Gypsum
What is a rock and a mineral?
A rock is composed of multiple minerals, while minerals are made up of one substance, like copper.
What kind of rock is emerald?
Emerald is a mineral rather then a rock (rocks are made of minerals). Emeralds are a variety of the mineral beryl.
What is the Difference between a rock cleavage and a mineral cleavage?
The mineral cleavage is made up of many other particles to form a rock when the rock cleavage is just a rock.
Is quarts or quartz a rock or a mineral?
Fundamentally it is a mineral, however it is possible to get a rock type made entirely of quartz, in which case the rock would be called a Quartzite.
Is Plaster of Paris a mineral?
yes. Plaster of Paris is a powdered rock made from the mineral gypsum.
