Minerals

Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminium, Iron, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium

What are the 8 most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust?

46\.6%

What is the mass % of Oxygen in the Earth’s crust?

27\.7%

What is the mass % of Silicon in the Earth’s crust?

8\.1%

What is the mass % of Aluminium in the Earth’s crust?

5\.0%

What is the mass % of Iron in the Earth’s crust?

3\.6%

What is the mass % of Calcium in the Earth’s crust?

2\.8%

What is the mass % of Sodium in the Earth’s crust?

2\.6%

What is the mass % of Potassium in the Earth’s crust?

2\.1%

What is the mass % of Magnesium in the Earth’s crust?

What is the mass % of all other elements in the Earth’s crust?

O

What is the chemical symbol for Oxygen?

Si

What is the chemical symbol for Silicon?

Al

What is the chemical symbol for Aluminium?

Fe

What is the chemical symbol for Iron?

Ca

What is the chemical symbol for Calcium?

Na

What is the chemical symbol for Sodium?

K

What is the chemical symbol for Potassium?

Mg

What is the chemical symbol for Magnesium?

A naturally occurring chemical substance having a definite composition and crystalline structure

Mineral

An aggregate or mixture of one or more minerals

Rock

The transition of a substance directly from the gas phase to the solid phase, or the reverse, without passing through the intermediate liquid phase

Sublimation

The surface appearance of a mineral, as it interacts with the light

Lustre

A solid with plane faces formed when atoms are arranged in a structurally ordered pattern

Crystal

An amorphous solid with no crystalline structure

Glass

The line of contact between mineral crystals in a rock

Grain boundary