Scientists can distinguish more than 4,000 different minerals but many are very rare. About 200 minerals make up the bulk of most rocks. The feldspar mineral family is the most abundant. Quartz, calcite, and clay minerals are also common.
Explanation: Because for example, as I did research on
this question I found a couple of articles that said this for example, one site said" Only a few minerals are rock forming and most rock is made from a combination of the commonest of these such as feldspars, quartz, mica, olivine, calcite, pyroxene and amphiboles.
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