Question

What are the five most common mineral groups found in rock?

Answer 1

Hint: Minerals are all over! Mineral halite is the salt that you rub on fish. Silver is also a mineral in gemstones. All bats and bike frames have minerals. Minerals are solid substances found in nature that can be made up of a single element or a combination of elements. Glass is not a mineral, although it is made of quartz.

Complete answer:
Silicides, carbonates, sulphates, halides and oxides form the five most common mineral groups in rock.
i) Silicates - The Earth's crust contains over four thousand recognised minerals, and about \[92\] percent of them are silicates. Plagioclase is the most common silicate. The silicates can also be split into felsic and motley.
ii) Carbonate is a metal ion and a \[{CO_3}^2\]- carbonate ion composite mineral. The most popular part of the carbonate group is calcite \[\left( {CaC{O_3}} \right)\]
iii) Sulfates are rocks containing ${SO_4}^{2-}$, a metal ion and a sulphate ion. The essential partner of that party is Barite \[\left( {BaS{O_4}} \right)\]
iv) A halide ion \[\left( {F^ - ,{\text{ }}Cl^- ,{\text{ }}Br^- {\text{ }}or{\text{ }}I^- } \right)\] is the largest anion of the halide minerals. The most common halide mineral, Halite (\[NaCl\]).
v) Oxides - The \[{O_2}^-\] or \[OH^- \] hydroxide ion in conjunction with the Metal ion produces crystals of oxide.
vi) Aluminium is the Earth's crust's third-largest ingredient. Its principal ore is bauxite, with three minerals, one boehmite \[AlO\left( {OH} \right)\].

Note:
- About \[4,000\] minerals in the Earth's crust were found by scientists. While some are ordinary, several are unusual.
- Minerals are made of rocks. A mineral is a natural material that normally is solid, crystalline, stable and inorganic at room temperature.