What is the most abundant mineral or mineral group in Earth's crust?

Olivine
Hematite
Quartz
Feldspars
Calcite


Feldspars

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What will be an ideal response?

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Discuss the elements of sustainable minerals management

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Determine if the phrase in bold applies to only volcanic rocks, only plutonic rocks, both types of rocks or niether type of rock. Form at Earth’s surface

  1. Both volcanic and plutonic igneous rocks
  2. Only plutonic igneous rocks
  3. Only volcanic igneous rocks
  4. Neither volcanic or plutonic igneous rocks

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Dense minerals, like magnetite and native gold, may be concentrated in a crystallizing magma chamber by

A. porosity. B. gravity. C. gases. D. fluids.

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