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How many minerals known to man are common on the crust of the earth?
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∙ 14y ago
My geological dictionary lists more than 7500 entries. Of which more than 10% will be discrete minerals. There is a list of the top 20 by composition, but that is a matter of opinion and location.
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∙ 12y ago
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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.
Is uranium common easily found?
Uranium is not so rare: Earth crust: 2,7 ppm Sea water: 3,2 ppb Sun and the solar system: 18 ppb More than 200 minerals with uranium are known.
How many rocks and minerals are left?
I am answering my own question but there are 3000 minerals known to Earth.... if thats just how many rocks that are known to Earth than think about how many minerals that are not known to Earth.
What is the hard brittle outerlayerof the earth is known as the?
It is the Earth's crust.
What does the outter most layer of the earth consist of?
The thin, solid, outermost layer of the Earth is officially known as the crust.
Of all the minerals known to man how many are common one the crust of the earth?
20
The 20 miners make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust are known as?
Rock-forming minerals are the 20 most common minerals on Earth. However, 10 minerals actually make up 90 percent of the Earth's crust. We refer to these 10 minerals as "grains".
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.
The 20 minerals that make up most of the rocks of earth's crust are known as?
olive,pyroxene,amophibole,mica,clay,minerals,feldpards,quartz,calcite,and dolomite
What is the exact percentage of common minerals?
I very much regret that the exact percentage is not known since no one has managed to find a way to find the exact mass of the earth's crust, which would probably form the denominator of such a percentage.
The movement of magma through the Earth's crust is known as?
The movement of magma through the Earth's crust is known as intrusion.
Is uranium common easily found?
Uranium is not so rare: Earth crust: 2,7 ppm Sea water: 3,2 ppb Sun and the solar system: 18 ppb More than 200 minerals with uranium are known.
How many rocks and minerals are left?
I am answering my own question but there are 3000 minerals known to Earth.... if thats just how many rocks that are known to Earth than think about how many minerals that are not known to Earth.
What are the free elements in the earth's crust?
The crust of the earth is the top of the four layers. The crust has at least 78 known free elements.
What is the hard brittle outerlayerof the earth is known as the?
It is the Earth's crust.
A Break in the earth's crust is known as a?
fault
What are cracks in Earth's crust?
These are known as faults.
