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How do deposits of minerals form deep inside the earths crust?
by heat and pressure
What element is abundant in earths crust and combines with oxygen to form rocks and minerals?
Silicon
What are the most common minerals located in earths crust?
The most common minerals found in Earth's crust are quartz, feldspar, and mica. These minerals make up a significant portion of the Earth's continental crust and are essential components of many rock types.
Approximately how many of the 2500 minerals form the common rocks of the earths crust?
There are actually well over 4,000 known minerals as of 2010; of these, about two dozen form the bulk of the rock of the earth's crust.
What are the two most common silicate minerals in earths crust?
Quartz and feldspars are the most common silicate minerals of the crust.
Minerals can form deep inside earths crust by?
Minerals can form deep inside Earth's crust through a process called crystallization from cooling magma or hydrothermal activity where hot water dissolves and transports minerals to deposit them in cracks and fissures. This process allows for the growth and development of a wide variety of minerals over extended periods of time.
Where can you find minerals other than earths crust?
the oceanic plate
What do several minerals make that make up earths outer crust?
the answer to this question is literally earth's crust.
What is rock forming minerals?
one of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of the earths crust
What are the two main groups of minerals abundant in earths crust?
Clay and Quartz!
What is the definition rock-forming minerals?
one of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of the earths crust
What minerals is earths oceanic crust made up of?
Earth's oceanic crust is primarily made up of basalt, which contains minerals such as plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine. These minerals form from the solidification of magma that emerges from mid-ocean ridges.
