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The essential minerals are Quartz, Felspar and Mica.
Accessory minerals may alsobe present but all the three above must be present for the rock to be a granite.
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Is Granite is a common mineral?
yes Granite is a comman material
What is the hardest mineral in granite?
Quartz.
Granite is a that contains the mineral quartz?
Well let me think..... aw yes its.....(suspense)........ROCK
Is granite nonmetallic?
Granite is a mineral, and is not assigned status as a metal or nonmetal. The metal/nonmetal characteristic is usually assigned to a chemical element rather than to chemical compounds or, as is the case with granite, groups of these compounds.There will be some metals in all granite. Though this mineral is largly made of silicon dioxide (SiO2), a number of metal compounds will be present in small amounts within the crystaline structure. Aluminum, potassium, sodium, iron and other metals, and even traces of uranium, can be found in granite.
Is granite a mineral a rock a gem or an ore?
It is a very common igneous rock.
Is granite an ore mineral?
No, granite is not an ore mineral. Ores are the rock form of certain metals.
What are the mineral compositions of granite?
Granite has feldspar, quartz, biotite.
What is Granite crystal?
Granite is an igneous rock with visible mineral crystals.
Is Granite is a common mineral?
yes Granite is a comman material
A hard silicate mineral?
granite
What is the hardest mineral in granite?
Quartz.
Which rock has large mineral grains granite obsidian basalt or pumice?
Granite
How are basalt and granite diffrerent in their origin texture and mineral composition How are the similar?
How are basalt and granite diffrerent in their origin texture and mineral composition How are the similar
Granite is a that contains the mineral quartz?
Well let me think..... aw yes its.....(suspense)........ROCK
What type of mineral makes counters?
granite
Mineral found in granite and marble?
tourmaline
What mineral makes granite?
Orthoclase feldspar
