what are the most common minerals found in granite
Rocks make up the majority of the Earth's crust. One of the most common rock is granite. The four minerals that make up granite are feldspar, quartz, mica, and hornblende. Granite was formed when magma cooled slowly forming crystals of the four minerals that make up the rock granite. Look at the photo above of granite. Notice the different mineral crystals that make up the rock, granite.