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A worldwide average of the average proportion of the different chemical components in granites, in descending order by
Element Weight Percent
48.38% Oxygen
33.67% Silicon
7.63% Aluminum
3.42% Potassium
2.74% Sodium
1.31% Iron (II)
1.30% Calcium
0.85% Iron (III)
0.43% Magnesium
0.18% Titanium
0.05% Phosphorus
0.04% Manganese
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What mineral in granite rock hardly weathers?
The quartz in granite is the most resistant component to weathering.
What is a component of granite that is not susceptible to chemical weathering?
The component of granite that is not susceptible to chemical weathering is called 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
Does granite interlock?
Granite is composed of interlocking mineral crystals of quartz, micas, and feldspars mainly.
What mineral in granite rock hardly weathers?
The quartz in granite is the most resistant component to weathering.
What is a primary mineral component in bones and teeth?
Calcium or hydroxyapatite.AD
Primary mineral component of alveolar bone in periodontium?
hydroxy appetie
Is granite an ore mineral?
No, granite is not an ore mineral. Ores are the rock form of certain metals.
What is a component of granite that is not susceptible to chemical weathering?
The component of granite that is not susceptible to chemical weathering is called Quartz!
What are the mineral compositions of granite?
Granite has feldspar, quartz, biotite.
Which major component of detrital sedimentary rocks only rarely occurs as a primary mineral in igneous rocks?
clays
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
How many states have quartz as their state rock or mineral?
Tricky question, as quartz is found in so many forms and is a component of rocks like granite. Quartz is the state mineral of Arkansas and South Dakota. Quartz or forms of quartz are the state rock of Florida (agatized coral), Kentucky(agate), Massachusetts (pudding stone and granite), Mississippi (petrified wood), Missouri (mozarkite), Nebraska (agate), Nevada (sandstone), NH (granite), NC (granite), Oregon (thunder eggs), SC (granite), Texas (petrified palm wood), Vermont (granite), Wisconsin (granite).
A hard silicate mineral?
granite
What is the hardest mineral in granite?
Quartz.
