what are the main minerals of the continental crust
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Oceanic crust is composed of basalt, the result of partial melting of the mantle. It is rich in Mg, Fe, Ca, Al which are in the minerals olivine, pyroxene plagioclase feldspar. Continental crust diverse, old, and composed of incompatible elements that do not fit well in the minerals stable in the mantle (K and Na).
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The continental crust consists of two layers-:
1)Sial
2)Sima
These are two layers of crust..
Now,Sial consists of Silica and Aluminium.
Trick*-:to remember this si-:silica and al-:aluminum
The second is Sima
Sima consists of silica and magnesium.
Trick* to remember this..si-:silica and ma-:magnesium.
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1)Sial
2)Sima
These are two layers of crust..
Now,Sial consists of Silica and Aluminium.
Trick*-:to remember this si-:silica and al-:aluminum
The second is Sima
Sima consists of silica and magnesium.
Trick* to remember this..si-:silica and ma-:magnesium.
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