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Q: Which type of rock contains low density minerals such as quartz?
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Do minerals make up the rock quartz?

Quartz itself is the mineral. Its formula is SiO2. Rocks are aggregates of minerals, so an example of a rock that contains a lot of quartz is granite.


Granite is a the contains the mineral quartz?

Granite is a rock made of several minerals; Quartz, Feldspar, Hornblende, Mica brown.


What rock contains high density minerals such as olivine?

Mafic, igneous rocks


What rocks does a gneiss rock contain?

Gneiss contains the minerals mica, quartz, feldspar, amphibole, garnet, and pyroxene.


What type of rock contains high-density minerals such as olivine?

Mafic, igneous rocks


Is syenite granitic?

Syenite is not granitic. Quartz is one of the main minerals found in granitic rock. Syenite contains little or no quartz, but otherwise has the same general composition as granite.


What minerals are the easiest to recognize in a rock?

The easiest minerals to recognize in a rock most times is Quartz, Feldsper and Micas.


What minerals will melt first as igneous rock is heated?

quartz


Name two minerals that form rock?

feldspar and quartz.


What minerals will melt first as an igneous rock is heated?

quartz


Most abundant minerals in rock?

The most abundant rock forming minerals are the silicates, like feldspars, micas, and quartz.


Do silicate rocks have greater or lesser density than moon and earths density?

Less than. The moon rock density is greater in ferromagnesion and nickel content, with greater density, whereas silicate rocks contain largely quartz and feldspar minerals.