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the minerals are:mica,biotite,quartz andolivine
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What do igneous and sedimentary rocks have in common?
All three are composed of minerals.
Name three common evaporite minerals?
Evaporates are found where there is water, such as soil. Three common evaporate minerals found in soil are Anhydrite, Mirabilite, and Thenardite.
List three nonsilicate minerals that are commonly found in rocks?
calcite, halite, and gypsum
What do all three rocks have in common?
All three rock types, sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic, are composed of minerals.
What three rocks does granite consist of?
Rocks are composed of minerals. Three minerals found in granite are quartz, feldspar and mica. They are present in granite in differing amounts so all granite doesn't look the same.
Three most common natural cements that hold sedimentary rocks together?
Clay, silica, and carbonate minerals.
What three minerals make up bone?
The three minerals are calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium. Calcium is found in milk, phosphorus is found in matches and grenades(Willie Pete Grenades), and magnesium is found in rocks. So your bones are milky, explosive, and hard. J.k. about milky and explosive
What do most igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rock have in common?
It is more likely that igneous and metamorphic, or igneous and sedimentary rocks would have something in common than sedimentary and metamorphic. The reason is because the processes involved in making metamorphic rocks is completely different than the processes needed to make sedimentary rocks. Only high temperature, high pressure minerals such as olivine, pyroxene, amphibole can withstand these kinds of conditions. Take quartz and feldspar, two of the most abundant minerals found in sedimentary rocks, these minerals would not be found in abundance in metamorphic rocks because they are not high temperature, high pressure rocks. But the most simple answer is that all the major groups of rocks are made of minerals. Metamorphic has high pressure and Igneous does to and both made from a particle called magma.
Where are crystalline minerals found?
In all three rock types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. By definition, a mineral has a crystalline structure, and rocks are composed of combinations of minerals. Rocks with interlocking crystalline mineral structures are usually igneous or metamorphic.
Three inportnant minerals found in food?
Three important minerals that are found in food are fiber, choline, and chromium.
What types of rocks and minerals are there on mars?
there are all three types of rocks: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.
What do metamorphic sedimentary and igneous rock have in common?
It is more likely that igneous and metamorphic, or igneous and sedimentary rocks would have something in common than sedimentary and metamorphic. The reason is because the processes involved in making metamorphic rocks is completely different than the processes needed to make sedimentary rocks. Only high temperature, high pressure minerals such as olivine, pyroxene, amphibole can withstand these kinds of conditions. Take quartz and feldspar, two of the most abundant minerals found in sedimentary rocks, these minerals would not be found in abundance in metamorphic rocks because they are not high temperature, high pressure rocks. But the most simple answer is that all the major groups of rocks are made of minerals. Metamorphic has high pressure and Igneous does to and both made from a particle called magma.
