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Quartz, feldspar or mica
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How do silicate minerals form?
Most silicate minerals are formed when molten rock cools at either the earths surface, or deep underground.
Which silicate minerals the the main component of most rocks on Earth's surface?
oxygen and aluminum
What type of rocks make up most of Earths surface?
Sedimentary rock is the most common Earth surface rock.
What are the most common type of rock found at the earths surface and in the earths crust?
Sedimentary rocks is the most common rock type. 75% of all rocks on earth are Sedimentary.
What percentage of rocks on earth are sedimentary?
Sedimentary rocks are the most common types of rocks that cover the earths surface because they are layered rocks. Approximately 65% of the rocks are sedimentary.
Which mineral is generally found abundantly in rocks?
ANSWER : Silicate minerals are the most abundant components of rocks on the Earth's surface, making up over 90% by mass of the Earth's crustSARIN MADHUSOODANAN
What are the two most common silicate minerals in earths crust?
Quartz and feldspars are the most common silicate minerals of the crust.
What rock type are most common at earths surface?
Sedimentary Rocks. 75% of rocks exposed to the surface are sedimentary. Basalt is the most common type of rock and it is igneous.
What are the most common minerals located in earths crust?
Silicate minerals such as quartz and feldspar are the most common minerals located in earths crust
What season is it when the sun is heating earths surface the most?
It is summer when the sun is heating earths surface the most.
What is the silicate mineral that is found in the greatest variety of igneous rocks?
Quartz is one of the most abundant silicate minerals found in igneous rock.
What minerals are most common in detrital sedimentary rocks and why are these minerals so abundant?
We know silicate minerals are the most abundant in detrital sedimentary rocks.Quartzv is a tectosilicate mineral.So quartz is the most abundant and other silicate minerals are also very common in these rocks.
