What Are The 10 Most Common Rock-forming Minerals?
What Are The 10 Most Common Rock-forming Minerals? “The Big Ten” minerals are: olivine, augite, hornblende, biotite, calcium-rich plagioclase (anorthite), sodium-rich plagioclase (albite), potassium-rich feldspar (commonly orthoclase), muscovite, quartz, and calcite. What are the top 10 most common minerals? Copper. … Feldspar. … Lithium. … Silver. … Gold. … Iron Ore. … Lead. … Nickel.