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Earth’s Most Abundant Mineral

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Date: 2014-06-25 14:19:25
Blog: Geology.com News
URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Geologycom/~3/a5c61YEGL90/earths-most-abundant-mineral.shtml

Summary:

If you think the answer is “quartz” or another that you identified in Physical Geology class you are wrong. It’s Bridgmanite, a mineral that makes up much of the lower mantle.

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Abundant Mineral, answer, Bridgmanite, Earth, Earth's Interior, lower mantle, Physical Geology class, quartz

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