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Q: How many minerals are known to man?
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What are at least this many minerals known to man?

2000


Of all the minerals known to man how many are common one the crust of the earth?

20


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.


Which is the most useful of all minerals known to man?

common salt


How many minerals are known?

Alot.


Approximately how many minerals are known to Science?

Over 4000.


Do minerals have to be man made?

Minerals can not be man made. If it is than its not a mineral.


What are synthetic minerals?

Man made minerals


What are essential minerals known as?

These essential minerals are known as micronutrients or trace elements.


How many minerals known to man are common on the crust of the earth?

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.


Who discovered magnesuim?

Sir Humphry Davy first isolated magnesium in its pure form.Even before that many compounds and minerals of magnesium were known to man and were used.Best example is epsum salt.


About how many minerals have mineralogists identified?

There are 2.484 minerals approved by the International Mineralogical Association.