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The mineral group of feldspar minerals comprise roughly 50% of the lithosphere (the crust plus the brittle uppermost mantle), 60% of the continental 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
Do feldspars and quartz make up more than 50 percent of the Earth's crust?
Yes, Feldspar and quartz makes up half of the earth's crust.
Crust and earths upper mantle makes up what?
it is the lithosphere
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 mineral makes up most of the Earth's crust?
Plutonium, Iron
Which rock forming mineral group makes up the largest group of minerals in earths crust?
oxygen 46.6%
Which of the rock forming mineral groups makes up the largest group of minerals in earths crust?
oxygen 46.6%
Which mineral group makes up the largest group of minerals in Earth's crust?
Silicates
Which of the rock forming mineral groups makes up the largest group of mineral in Earth's crust?
oxygen 46.6%
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
Which of the rock-forming mineral groups makes up the largest group of minerals in Earth's crust?
oxygen 46.6%
Which rock forming mineral groups makes up the largest group of minerals in Earth's crust?
oxygen 46.6%
What makes up most of earths crust?
rock
What main mineral makes up the oceanic crust and continental crust?
The main mineral group making up the crust are silicates, which include feldspars, micas, and quartz.
Do feldspars and quartz make up more than 50 percent of the Earth's crust?
Yes, Feldspar and quartz makes up half of the earth's crust.
Crust and earths upper mantle makes up what?
it is the lithosphere
Which rock group makes up least of earths crust?
Just to say: This question refers to rock groups. Not what type of rock.Igneous rocks make up most of the earth's crust.
