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Feldspars and quartz make up most of Earth's crust. These minerals have something chemical in common. What?​

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Silicate Minerals

Silicates are by far the largest mineral group. Feldspar and quartz are the two most common silicate minerals. Both are extremely common rock-forming minerals. The basic building block for all silicate minerals is the silica tetrahedron, which is illustrated in Figure.

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