Earth Earth is metamorphic rock, which is created from the transformation of pre-existing rock types through high pressures, high temperatures, or both. The most abundant silicate minerals on Earth's surface include quartz, feldspars, amphibole, mica, pyroxene and olivine. Common carbonate minerals include calcite (found in limestone) and dolomite. The elevation of the land surface varies from the low point of at the Dead Sea, to a maximum altitude of at the top of Mount Everest. The mean height of land above sea level is about . The pedosphere is the outermost layer of Earth's continental surface and is composed of soil
Museum of Minerals in Siófok Museum of Minerals in Siófok Mineral Museum (Hungarian: Ásványmúzeum) is a museum in Siófok, Hungary. It was opened in 1986 in the centre of the city. It is a private museum, but the State also takes care of the collection. It includes more than 3000 pieces. It includes examples most notably from the Carpathian basin, and most of them are minerals and fossils. There are a lot of very rare minerals from the mining areas of Transylvania. There are some objects from distant regions of the world as well. The Kövecses Family has been collecting minerals for 4 generations. The