Look at the properties of Oxygen and Silicon - the two most abundant elements in the Earth's crust - by clicking on their symbols on the Periodic Table.
The most abundant elements on the earth's crust are silicon and oxygen. Silicon and oxygen forms a wide range of silicate minerals they are found in the crust.
There are many silicates which are derived from the basal units of silicon and oxygen combining together. Other atoms or elements then combines with the silicate framework.
Oxygen is about 46% abundant in the crust whereas silicon takes about 28% to be the second most abundant element on the crust.
Silicate minerals abounds in rocks and within the soil.
