Which mineral forms the majority of granite: biotite mica, quartz, or feldspar?
1 Answer
May 17, 2016
Granite is mostly feldspar. Quartz comes in second.
Explanation:
By definition, granite may contain up to 65% "alkali feldspar"; the "alkali" here means the feldspar contain alkali metals like sodium and potassium.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite for more details.