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silicates
Maximillian Hermann
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∙ 9y agoThe most common mineral group in the Earth's crust is called silicate. Silicate contains quartz, feldspars, and micas.
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Do feldspars and quartz make up more than 50 percent of the Earth's crust?
Yes, Feldspar and quartz makes up half of the earth's crust.
What is the most common group of minerals and What is the percentage of the crust do they make up?
though there are thousands of different minerals only about 30 are common in earths crust. these 30 minerals make up most rocks in thee crust. i hope that helped :)
Which mineral group makes up about half of the Earth's crust?
The mineral group of feldspar minerals comprise roughly 50% of the lithosphere (the crust plus the brittle uppermost mantle), 60% of the continental crust.
What mineral group does aragonite belong to?
Aragonite is a common carbonate mineral that is a polymorph of calcite. It is classified as a member of the aragonite group and belonging to the class of carbonates.
What is the most common mineral group broken into the subgroups of ferromagnesium and nonferromagnesium?
Silicate
What is the common mineral group in Earths crust?
silicates
What is The most common mineral group in earths crust is the what?
Silicate is the mineral group in the Earth's crust. This contains quartz, feldspars, and micas.
What is The most common mineral group in earths crust is?
Silicate is the mineral group in the Earth's crust. This contains quartz, feldspars, and micas.
What is the Most common mineral group in earths crust is what?
Silicate is the mineral group in the Earth's crust. This contains quartz, feldspars, and micas.
The most common mineral group in Earths crust is the?
SILICATES, they make up 90% of the crust.
Any of a group of rock forming minerals the most abudant in the earths crust?
The most abundant mineral group in the crust is the silicate mineral group.
Is the mineral group called silicates the most abundant in the earths crust?
Yes.
The most abundant mineral group in earths crust is?
chuck norris
The most common mineral group in Earth's crust is the what?
Silicate is the mineral group in the Earth's crust. This contains quartz, feldspars, and micas.
Which rock forming mineral group makes up the largest group of minerals in earths crust?
oxygen 46.6%
What are The 2 most common minerals in earths crust?
Quartz and feldspars are the most common silicate minerals of the crust.
What is the most common mineral group in Earth's crust?
silicates
