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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 binds minerals together to form rocks?
The process of cementation binds minerals together to form rocks. It occurs when dissolved minerals fill in the spaces between the sediment particles.
What Intrusive igneous rocks form when hardens and cools beneath earth's surface?
The substance that cools beneath the earths surface when an intrusive igneous rock forms is Magma. Magma is a molten material made up of rocks and minerals.
What are the common minerals called?
The Solvent
In which form do many minerals occur naturally on the Earth?
Rocks
In which form do many minerals occur naturally on the earths surface?
Many minerals occur naturally on the earths surface in rock form
What element is abundant in earths crust and combines with oxygen to form rocks and minerals?
Silicon
Which type of rocks form as an accumulation of minerals dead animals or plants on the earths surface?
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How do geologists use rocks to prove the existence of oxygen in earths early atmosphere?
They look at the mineral composition of the rocks. There are some minerals that can only form in the presence of oxygen.
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.
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.
How are minerals relaed to rocks?
How minerals can form some rocks, the color, and texture
How are rocks and minerals are related?
Rocks and minerals are only related of that multiple minerals form rocks. Other than that, they aren't related at all.rocks are made of mineralsAll rocks are made of minerals!!!!!Rocks are composed of one or more minerals.
What binds minerals together to form rocks?
The process of cementation binds minerals together to form rocks. It occurs when dissolved minerals fill in the spaces between the sediment particles.
Do mineral form rocks?
Rocks are formed from combinations of minerals.
How do intrusiver rocks form?
intrusive rocks are formed within the earths surface from magma. extrusive rocks are formed from lava outside of earths surface
Where do metomorphic rocks form?
metamorphic rocks are formed in earths crust not on the surface
