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The 20 minerals that make up most of the rocks of earth's crust are known as?
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olive,pyroxene,amophibole,mica,clay,minerals,feldpards,quartz,calcite,and dolomite
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∙ 9y agoRock-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".
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∙ 14y agoThe rock-forming minerals classified as common include: olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, mica, clay minerals, feldspars, quartz, calcite, and dolomite.
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∙ 14y agoMost of Earth's rocks are made up of silicate minerals, like quartz, feldspars, micas, and olivine.
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Thin layers of rocks and minerals on earths surface called?
The crust.
Why are there almost no extrusive ultra-basic rocks in earths crust?
There are almost no extrusive rocks on the earths surface because they are all under the earths surface. They are mainly lower than the earths surface.
How is a rock made?
A rock takes millions of years to form. It is formed underneath the earths crust, where there is immense pressure and heat that compacts minerals to form rocks.
What is the earths crust made up of?
the earths crust consists of large amt of igneous rocks ,along with smaller amt of sedimentary and metamorphie rocks.
Plates are composed of earths crust and?
dirt and rigid rocks
Thin layers of rocks and minerals on earths surface called?
The crust.
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.
What is rock forming minerals?
one of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of the earths crust
What element is abundant in earths crust and combines with oxygen to form rocks and minerals?
Silicon
What is the definition rock-forming minerals?
one of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of the earths crust
What is the mineral forms?
one of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of the earths crust
What is rock-forming mineral?
one of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of the earths crust
Where on earth are minerals found?
Minerals make up the rocks of earth, so minerals are found wherever there are rocks at the surface. Water too is a mineral so this includes the oceans.
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 :)
Why are there almost no extrusive ultra-basic rocks in earths crust?
There are almost no extrusive rocks on the earths surface because they are all under the earths surface. They are mainly lower than the earths surface.
what are plants that make up earths crust?
The crust is made of solid rocks and minerals. Beneath the crust is the mantle, which is also mostly solid rocks and minerals, but punctuated by malleable areas of semi-solid magma. At the center of the Earth is a hot, dense metal core.
Why do you think geologists use drills bits covered with small diamonds to drill earths crusts?
Because they have to get through the minerals and rocks in the earths crust.
