There are nearly 2,500 recognized minerals on Earth.
2,500
There are over 4,000 different minerals found in the Earth's crust, but only about 30 are common. These common minerals make up the majority of the rocks and soils on Earth.
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.
20 different kinds of minerals make up 95% of earth's rocks.
There are many minerals in the earth and some of the common ones are quartz, gold, muscovite, pyrite, alibite, chalcopyrite, and aluminum
the natuarul minerals in the earth
Volcanoes, springs, many minerals, nutrients for plants.
Rocks
oxygen 46.6%
Hydrothermal springs / hydrothermal water.
Five minerals mined from the Earth are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, and coal.
The Earth's crust is made mostly of silicate minerals. Silicate minerals are the most abundant minerals in the Earth's crust and are composed of silicon and oxygen atoms.