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    • FeS2 -> Pyrite
    • Silicates -> the primary group in Earth's crust
    • Copper combines with sulphides, not oxygen
    • to study the arrangement of atoms x-ray diffraction is used
    • 74.3% of Earths crust is made from the 8 main elements
    • Formation of gypsum from anhydrite is an example of hydration
    • silicate weathering is a negative feedback loop
    • calcite dissolves most easily is acidic rainwater
    • Felsic -> Granitic
      Magic -> Basaltic
    • 2.7 g/cm^3 is the avg density of continental crust
    • oxygen is the most abundant element in the crust by weight
    • felsic magma has a high silica content
    • Mohorovičić discontinuity is the boundary between the crust and the mantle
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