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The most abundant minerals in granite are potassium feldspar, plagioclase feldspar, and quartz; with differing amounts of muscovite, biotite, and hornblende-type amphiboles.
The most abundant minerals in basalt are amphibole and pyroxene, sometimes plagioclase, feldspathoids, and/or olivine.
In other words, no.
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∙ 13y agoNo. Quartzite is a metamorphic rock composed primarily of the mineral quartz.
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∙ 12y agono, quartz is much more fragile. Granite may contain quartz, but granite is igneous rock
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∙ 14y agoNo. The two of them are different types of rocks. Granite is an igneous rock, while slate is a metamorphic rock.
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What is the percent of quartz found in granite?
12 percent on a mineral composition table
What is the mineral composition of granite?
the mineral composition of granite isfeldspar,diamond,talc,chalk and other plutonic rocks
Is quartz a mineral or an ore?
quartz is a mineral
Is quartz a mineral or non mineral?
Quartz is a mineral, chemical formula SiO2.
What is hardness of quartz mineral?
the mineral that has a hardness of 7 is "Quarts
What is the hardest mineral in granite?
Quartz.
What are the mineral compositions of granite?
Granite has feldspar, quartz, biotite.
What is the percent of quartz found in granite?
12 percent on a mineral composition table
Granite is a that contains the mineral quartz?
Well let me think..... aw yes its.....(suspense)........ROCK
What is the mineral composition of granite?
the mineral composition of granite isfeldspar,diamond,talc,chalk and other plutonic rocks
Granite is a the contains the mineral quartz?
Granite is a rock made of several minerals; Quartz, Feldspar, Hornblende, Mica brown.
Is quartz related to granite?
It is related in that quartz is a common rock forming mineral, and appears in granite along with many other forms of rock.
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.
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).
What three mineral are most commonly found in the igneous rock granite?
Rocks are composed of minerals. Three minerals found in granite are quartz, feldspar and mica. They are present in granite in differing amounts so all granite doesn't look the same.
Local quartz and mineral buyers in contra costa county?
Local quartz is a good choice for mineral buyers in Contra Costa County who love the look of granite and marble.
