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What is one difference in how rocks and minerals are classified?
A rock is made of 2 or more minerals, minerals make up rocks but rocks cannot make up minerals.
How are minerals and rocks similar?
Both are solid and naturally occurring materials with chemical compositions. They also make up the earth around us
What is the composition of silicates?
Silicate minerals make up 30% of all minerals, and they are minerals which contain both siliconm and oxygen.
Why are rocks red and yellow?
The color of rocks is determined by which minerals make up the rocks. Red minerals like iron-containing hematite would make a red colored rock and sulfur containing minerals would make yellow.
Are all minerals made of one mineral?
True.
What Pegmatite used for?
Pegmatite is used for feldspar, sheet mica, beryllium, tantalum niobium, and lithium minerals.
How are the ways in which pluton and pegmatite minerals from similar?
yes
Why is pegmatite igneous?
Pegmatite is classified as an igneous rock because it forms from the cooling and solidification of molten material, typically within the Earth's crust. Pegmatite is characterized by its large crystal size, which indicates that it cooled slowly, allowing the minerals to grow to a significant size.
What is feldspathic rock?
Feldspathic rock is a type of rock that contains feldspar minerals as one of its primary components. Feldspar is a common group of rock-forming minerals that make up about 60% of the Earth's crust. Feldspathic rocks can include varieties such as granite, gneiss, and pegmatite.
In what type of igneous rock most of the time ore minerals are found?
Vesicular basalt or pegmatite veins.
Vein of extremely large grained minerals?
This is likely a pegmatite, which is a type of igneous rock known for its exceptionally large crystals. Pegmatites can contain minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and mica that have grown to substantial sizes due to the slow cooling and high concentrations of elements in the magma from which they formed. These minerals are often sought after by collectors for their impressive size and clarity.
How do rocks look different from minerals?
minerals make up rocks:O
Is pegmatite felsic or mafic?
Pegmatite is classified as felsic due to its composition which is rich in silica and aluminum, containing minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and muscovite. Mafic rocks, on the other hand, have a higher content of iron and magnesium-rich minerals like pyroxene and olivine.
What are the colors in a pegmatite rock?
Pegmatite rocks typically contain a variety of minerals, resulting in a range of colors. Common colors found in pegmatites include white, gray, pink, and black. The specific colors present in a pegmatite rock will depend on the mineral composition of that particular rock.
Where can you find a pegmatite rock?
There is no such thing as a "pegmatite rock" in the Pokemon D/P games.
What kind of minerals are in plastic bottles?
minerals that are make up plastic, doy!
Which characteristic provides the best evidence that his pegmatite solidified deep underground?
Large crystal size is the best evidence that a pegmatite solidified deep underground. This is because slow cooling at depth allows sufficient time for minerals to grow into large crystals before solidification.
