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The bulk of Earth's minerals are combinations of elements.

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Which makes up most minerals-single elements or compound?

Most minerals are compounds, made up of two or more elements. Very few minerals are composed of only a single element, such as native copper or gold. The majority of minerals form through complex chemical reactions involving multiple elements.


What is a single compound?

A single compound is a substance made up of two or more elements that are chemically bonded together in a fixed ratio. For example, water (H2O) is a single compound made of hydrogen and oxygen atoms bonded together.


How can there be 2000 minerals when there are only 88 naturally occurring elements?

The reason why there are more minerals than the number of elements is because minerals are not made up of a single element only. They are made of more than one elements and in some case a combination of elements .


Can a mineral be made of rock?

Rocks are made of minerals. Only a few minerals are rock forming and most rock is made from a combination of the commonest of these. feldspars, quartz, mica, olivine, calcite, pyroxene and amphiboles


What is the process called when a compound is made directly from the element in it?

Its called a compound. When 2 elements come together they will sometimes be able to form a compound. a compound is 2 elements formed together to make 1 single substance.


Is granite rock a compound?

No, granite rock is not a compound - it is a type of igneous rock composed of various minerals like quartz, feldspar, and mica. Each of these minerals is a compound made up of different elements.


Is a rock an element?

It is usually a compound- several elements


Is sand an element mixture or compound?

Sand is a mixture, not a compound, as it is made up of different elements such as silicon, oxygen, and occasionally other minerals. These elements are not chemically bonded together in a specific ratio to form a new substance.


Are most minerals made out of single element and compound?

No - you use of the term "single element and compound" is meaningless - ALL compounds are made up of more than one element. You need to go back to you teacher and ask him/her to explain the basics of chemistry to you as you clearly do not understand them.


Is a rocky road ice cream an element or compound?

Rock road ice cream is a compound because elements are single pure elements. The sugar in ice cream itself is made up of C12H22O11. When something is made up of more than one element, it is a compound.


Is rock a compound or an element?

Rock is not a compound or an element. Rocks are made up of minerals, which are compounds or mixtures of elements. Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic substances with a specific chemical composition and atomic structure.


Diffrience between rocks and mineral?

Mineral: Are homogenous, naturally occuring, inorganic solids. A mineral may be a single element such as copper (Cu) or silver (Ag), or it could be a compound made up of a number of elements. Rock: Is made up of two or more minerals.