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I am answering my own question but there are 3000 minerals known to Earth.... if thats just how many rocks that are known to Earth than think about how many minerals that are not known to Earth.
My geological dictionary lists more than 7500 entries. Of which more than 10% will be discrete minerals. There is a list of the top 20 by composition, but that is a matter of opinion and location.
This is a nonsensical question. Minerals are solid, crystalline, inorganic molecules. They are made of elements, and so elements are obviously not made of minerals.
Earth is known to contain over 5,000 different mineral species, according to the International Mineralogical Association. These minerals vary widely in composition, structure, and properties. The most common minerals are silicates, which make up about 90% of the Earth's crust. However, many of the identified minerals are rare and not commonly found in nature.
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I am answering my own question but there are 3000 minerals known to Earth.... if thats just how many rocks that are known to Earth than think about how many minerals that are not known to Earth.
My geological dictionary lists more than 7500 entries. Of which more than 10% will be discrete minerals. There is a list of the top 20 by composition, but that is a matter of opinion and location.
Over 4000.
Minerals can not be man made. If it is than its not a mineral.
Man made minerals
Sir Humphry Davy first isolated magnesium in its pure form.Even before that many compounds and minerals of magnesium were known to man and were used.Best example is epsum salt.
Well, There are 88 well-known constellations to man.
These essential minerals are known as micronutrients or trace elements.