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Minerals

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The data table shows the composition of siz common rock forming minerals. The data table provides evidence that a few elements are found in many minerals the same elements are found in all minerals all elements are found in only a few minerals all elements are found in all minerals
What are the four most abundant elements, by volume, in Earth's crust? oxygen, potassium, sodium, and calcium hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and potassium aluminum, iron, silicon, and magnetsium aluminum,calcium, hydrogen, and iron
Diamonds and graphite are both minerals that are composed of the element carbon Diamond has a hardness of 10, while graphite has a hardness of 1. Based on your knowledge of earth science, what is the most probable cause of this difference in hardness? They have different atomic structures. They have the same atomic structures Because Batman says so Because
A mineral CANNOT be organic crystalline a solid formed in nature
Only a small number of Earth's minerals are commonly found in rocks. This fact indicates that most exposed surface rocks are mostly igneous minerals have properties that are difficult to identify rocks have a number of minerals in common minerals weather before they can be identified
Which rock is usually composed of several different minerals? quartzite limestone rock gypsum gneiss
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