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More than 90% on the crust is composed of silicate minerals. Most abundant silicates are feldspars<span> (</span>plagioclase<span> (39%) and alkali feldspar (12%)). Other common silicate minerals are </span>quartz<span> (12%) </span>pyroxenes<span> (11%), </span>amphiboles<span> (5%), micas (5%), and clay minerals (5%).</span>
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Explanation:
Convection currents in the magma drive plate tectonics. Heat generated from the radioactive decay of elements deep in the interior of the Earth creates magma (molten rock) in the aesthenosphere. The aesthenosphere (70 ~ 250 km) is part of the mantle, the middle sphere of the Earth that extends to 2900 km.
