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Silicates make up close to 95 percent of the rocks in the Earth's crust

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What makes close to 95 percent of the rocks of earths crust?

Silicates make up close to 95 percent of the rocks in the Earth's crust


What percent of Earths crust do silicates make up?

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Which element found in both biotite mica and muscovite mica makes up the greatest percent by volume of earths crust?

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What minerals is 99 percent of the Earth's crust made of?

SiO2 makes up around 50% of the crust in the form of many types of minerals like jasper, flint, chalcedony, opal, quartz.... There is no one mineral that makes up 99% of the earths crust


What makes up most of earths crust?

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What makes up close to 95 percent of the rocks in the earth?

Silicates make up close to 95 percent of the rocks in the Earth's crust


Crust and earths upper mantle makes up what?

it is the lithosphere


What makes up about 95 percent of the rocks in earths crust?

Igneous and metamorphic rock make up 95% of the rocks in Earth's crust. Only a thin layer is made up of sedimentary rock.


What element makes up 3 percent of the earths crust?

Calcium it's calcium here's proof if u don't trust me http://www.webelements.com/calcium/


How abundant is sulfur in the Earth's crust?

It makes up 99.99% of earths crust so it's not that abundant


What makes up the earths lithosphere?

im pretty sure it earths crust and core or if not the top part of the mantle and the crust above it this is the only infomation i could get sorry


What makes the earths crust support life?

The Atmosphere and the oxogen that we have on the crust helps support the life of man and animals.