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Does Gabbro and granite have a similar mineral composition and texture?
the textures are similar yes but gabbro is made up of calcite and olivine while granite contains biotite mica, feldspar, and quartz.
Which would not be consider as a mineral water diamond mica or quartz?
Quartz
Does a rock forming mineral contain atoms of silicon and oxygen?
Most likely, as the major rock forming minerals are from the silicate group. Examples are feldspar, quartz, olivine, and mica.
What are the ten most rock- forming minerals?
Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Plagioclase Feldspar, Muscovite (mica), Biotite (mica), Amphibole (hornblende), Pyroxene, Olivine, Calcite, Dolomite.
What minerals are common in both felsic and marfic igneous rocks?
Biotite and muscovite micas, quartz, magnetite, olivine, amphiboles, and feldspars.
Does Gabbro and granite have a similar mineral composition and texture?
the textures are similar yes but gabbro is made up of calcite and olivine while granite contains biotite mica, feldspar, and quartz.
Are oil and coal silicate minerals?
No. Oil is a liquid and coal is a rock. Neither is a silicate mineral such as quartz, olivine, mica, and feldspar.
Which would not be consider as a mineral water diamond mica or quartz?
Quartz
Does a rock forming mineral contain atoms of silicon and oxygen?
Most likely, as the major rock forming minerals are from the silicate group. Examples are feldspar, quartz, olivine, and mica.
Which mineral is responsible for the strong foliation in a schist?
quartz or mica
What are the different kinds of siliceous mineral?
quartz, feldspar, and mica.
What form are minerals?
1 . Amphibole. 2 . Quartz. 3 . Feldspar. 4 . Mica. 5 . Olivine.
What are rock forming?
1 . Amphibole. 2 . Quartz. 3 . Feldspar. 4 . Mica. 5 . Olivine.
What is the mineral mica common use?
quartz common use
What are rock forming minerals?
1 . Amphibole. 2 . Quartz. 3 . Feldspar. 4 . Mica. 5 . Olivine.
Is a common mineral that breaks along smooth and flat edges quarts or mica?
That would be mica...and it's spelled "quartz"
What are the ten most rock- forming minerals?
Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Plagioclase Feldspar, Muscovite (mica), Biotite (mica), Amphibole (hornblende), Pyroxene, Olivine, Calcite, Dolomite.
