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It depends on what sort of rock you are talking about. Limestone, dolomite and marble is made up mostly of calcium carbonate. Laterite is made up of iron and aluminum oxide. Bauxite (aluminum ore) is a form of laterite. Sandstone is made up of many compounds but has lot of silicon compounds as does granite.
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Are all rocks made of minerals?
Not all rocks are made of minerals. Rocks can be composed of minerals or can be made up of organic materials like shells, fossils, or volcanic glass. Some rocks, like coal or obsidian, do not contain minerals but are still considered rocks.
What Crustal rocks are made up primarily?
Crustal rocks are primarily made up of silicate minerals such as feldspar, quartz, and mica. These rocks include granite, basalt, and gneiss, and are commonly found in the Earth's crust.
What is a sedimentary rock made up of rounded fragments of other rocks is called?
A sedimentary rock made up of rounded fragments of other rocks is called a conglomerate.
What rocks are made up of pebbles cemented together with other sediments?
conglomerate
What rock makes up the continental crust?
The continental crust is made up of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. These rocks form the continents and the continental shelves, areas of seabed close to the shore.
Planet made up of rocks?
The planet that is made up of rocks is Neptune
What made rocks?
Rocks which are made of minerals can be made up of many minerals and they can also be made up of only one mineral. Generally rocks are made of two or more minerals
Are igneous rocks made up of igneous rocks?
Sedimentary rock can be made up partially of igneous clasts, but igneous rock is igneous rock.
What does topsoil made up of?
it is made of rocks
What kind of rocks are sidewalks made of?
it is made up of concrete and other type of rocks
Rocks are made up of broken pieces of other rocks are called what rocks?
saltation
What are rocks made up of?
Minerals
Why can minerals be found in rocks but rocks cannot be found in minerals?
Because rocks are made up of minerals but minerals aren't made up of rocks. Rocks are made up of little bits of many minerals. An example is granite. You know how it has speckles in it? Those are a bunch of mineral grains mixed up to form the rock granite.
Are rocks only made up of cells?
No - rocks are not made up of cells. Only living things have cells. Rocks are groups of minerals and/or mineraloids (mineral-like substances).
Is asteriods made of rocks?
Asteriods are made up of rocks, dust,and minerals that float in spaces atmosphere.
What kind of rock is the interior plane made up of?
naturaly rocks are made up of any natural mass of mineral matter that makes up the earth'scrust . rocks can be of different colour,size and texture. the interior plane is made up of intrusive and extusive rocks
Are all rocks made of minerals?
Not all rocks are made of minerals. Rocks can be composed of minerals or can be made up of organic materials like shells, fossils, or volcanic glass. Some rocks, like coal or obsidian, do not contain minerals but are still considered rocks.
