They are the vast
majority of minerals, which are not ore minerals or
gemstones.
Some of them are still
quarried and have important uses in industry. Quartz,
calcite,
aragonite, strontianite, ankerite, dolomite, barite, witherite,
olivine, biotite, muscovite, riebeckite, enstatite, hornblende,
aegerine, and sanidine are found in all rocks.
Petalite,
cryolite, euclase,
zinnwaldite, lepidolite, eudialyte, sodalite, nepheline, analcime,
leucite, nosean, mesorite, natrolite, phillipsite,
chabazite,
stilbite, heulandite, prehnite, apophyllite, laumontite, harmotome,
tremolite, okenite, and cavansite are found in igneous
rocks.
Alunite,
montmorillionite, illite, kaolinite, halite, chamosite, glauconite,
gypsum, glauberite, sylvite, colemanite, borax, and anhydrite are found
in sedimentary
rocks.
Glaucophane,
clinochlore, talc, piemontite, anthophyllite, magnesite, brucite,
serpentine, clinozoisite, andalusite, benitoite, uvarovite, chloritoid,
sillimanite, staurolite, vesuvianite, axinite, wollastonite, scapolite
and graphite are found in metamorphic
rocks.
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