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How does the composition of most minerals differ from a pure element?
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∙ 13y ago
Minerals (other than elemental minerals) are combinations of elements.
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The difference is the most minerals are compounds and pure elements are pure. ... Minerals can form by crystallization of magma and crystallization of minerals.
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Whats the definition for silicate minerals?
The most common minerals found on Earth are the Silicate minerals. The silicate minerals are: amphibole, feldspar, mica, olivine, pyroxene, and quartz.
How is a native mineral different from most other materials?
A native mineral is composed of atoms of a single element, like gold, copper, and silver. Most minerals are composed of two or more elements.
Can minerals melt?
Virtually all minerals can be melted, when raised to high enough temperatures. But most minerals cannot be melted without some help besides open Sun. The temperature of melting depends on the atomic construction and composition of the mineral.
What the most common class of minerals?
The Silicate Minerals.
The mineral composition of the oceanic crust is similar to the composition of what rock?
It is most similar to the composition of the rock basalt.
How does the composition of most minerals differ from the pure element?
Minerals (other than elemental minerals) are combinations of elements.
What is the most common element found in composition of minerals?
Oxygen.
What is the difference in composition between most minerals and a pure element?
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What is the most common mineral in the composition of minerals?
Oxygen.
Which element combines to form most minerals?
Silicon is found in most minerals.
How many total minerals are there?
According to the Mineralogical Society of America there are approximately 3800 known minerals. About 30 to 50 new minerals are described and one or two minerals are discredited each year. The most complete listing of minerals is J. Mandarino Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species 1999 published by the Mineralogical Record.
Why do stars have hydrogen as the major element in their composition?
Because hydrogen is the most abundant element in our universe.
Are diamonds and silicons the most plentiful minerals on earth?
No, but the element silicon is a major component of the mineral quartz, which is one of the most abundant minerals on earth.
What is the most radioactive thing?
Thorium, an element rarely found in some minerals.
In terms of composition what is the second most prominent element on Mercury Hydrogen Nitrogen Sodium Carbon?
Sodium
Whats the definition for silicate minerals?
The most common minerals found on Earth are the Silicate minerals. The silicate minerals are: amphibole, feldspar, mica, olivine, pyroxene, and quartz.
What are the minerals found in gold?
Gold is a pure element and as such nothing except gold can have the same composition as gold. However there are some minerals that 'look' like gold when you see them - most famous of these is 'fools gold' or Iron Pyrites.
