Abundant Metal Chemistry and Properties

what is the third most abundant metal on earth?

Aluminum

What are the five most abondant metals on earth?

Aluminum, Iron, Magnesium, Titanium, Manganese

In order what is the five most abundant metals in earth's crust?

Oxygen, silicon, aluminum, Iron, Calcium

Sedimentary

mineral deposits are precipitated from a solution, typically sea water

Magmatic

mineral deposits concentrated in igneous rocks

Hydrothermal

mineral deposits form in association with magma and water

Residual

mineral deposits formed by weathering reactions at the earth's surface

Placer

minerals are sorted and distributed by flow of water (or ice)

what are clay minerals composed of?

silica, alumina or magnesia or both, and water