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What characteristics do ferromagnesian minerals have in common?
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Ferromagnesium minerals tend to have what characteristic?
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Which ferromagnesian minerals and which of the feldspar's would be the first minerals to crystallize?
olivine and anorthite
Where do we find mafic rocks?
Pertaining to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals.
What is lighter gabbro or granite?
Granite is lighter because its composed of felsic minerals while gabbro is made up of dark ferromagnesian minerals.
Basaltic magma forms what kind of igneous rock?
Mafic igneous rock. ( due to Ferromagnesian minerals).
Is oxidation of iron an important chemical weathering process for ferromagnesian silicate minerals like olivine and biotite?
yes
What do ferromagnesian minerals have in common?
Ferromagnesian minerals are minerals that have iron or magnesium in their structure. The greater specific gravity is between 3.2 and 3.6. Some examples are pyroxene, biotite, garnet, and olvine.
What rock is composed mainly of ferromagnesian minerals?
Ultramafic rocks are made of ferromagnesian minerals.
What are ferromagnesian minerals?
Ferromagnesian silicates are those minerals containing ions of iron (iron=ferro) and/or magnesium in their structure. Because of there iron content, ferromagnesian silicates are dark in color and have a greater specific gravity, between 3.2 and 3.6, than nonferromagnesian silicates. The most common dark silicate minerals are olivine, the pyroxenes, the amphibloes, drk mica (biotite), and garnet.
What is composed of mainly ferromagnesian minerals?
Fe (Iron) and Mg (Magnesium) that's why it's called ferromagnesian
What is the difference ferromagnesian and non-ferromagnesian silicates?
Ferromagnesian Silicates - silicates with iron and/or magnesium in their structure. Most ferromagnesium minerals are dark-colored and more dense than the non-ferromagnesian silicates.
Which ferromagnesian minerals and which of the feldspar's would be the first minerals to crystallize?
olivine and anorthite
How do ferromagnesian minerals differ from other rock forming minerals?
These minerals are usually dark in color, Ferromagnesian Minerals minerals are also denser than other rock-forming minerals.Resources: Science Impact Integrated Science Third Edition (Academe) pp.73
What are 3 examples of ferromagnesian minerals?
Pyrite, Hematite, Augite
What is the chemical composition of non-ferromagnesian minerals?
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What are the two elements that are in all ferromagnesian minerals?
Dark (or ferromagnesian) silicates contains ions of iron (iron=ferro) and/or magnesium in their structure.
What most common mineral group is broken into the subgroups of ferromagnesian and non ferromagnesian?
Iron?
What minerals make up 90 of the earths crust?
There are ten minerals that are so common that they make up 90% of the Earth's crust. These are quartz, orthoclase, plagioclase, muscovite, biotite, calcite, dolomite, halite, gypsum, and ferromagnesian minerals.
