What is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust?

i may be wrong but i don't think aluminum exists as a substance on its own. its componants do but they have to be combined to create aluminum.

sponge, Your supposition was correct; you are wrong. Aluminum, although found in forms known as feldspar and bauxite, is an element on its own. Like almost all metals, it must be refined, but it is not an alloy. Its atomic number 13. It is a silvery-white, soft, nonmagnetic, ductile metal in the boron group. By mass, aluminium makes up about 8% of the Earth's crust. It is the third most abundant element after oxygen and silicon and the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust.

Gene Kramer, Sponge is wrong. Aluminum, although found in forms known as feldspar and bauxite, is an element on its own. Like almost all metals, it must be refined, but it is not an alloy. Unlike bronze or brass, no combining of metals is necessary to make aluminum. Its atomic number is 13. It is a silvery-white, soft, nonmagnetic, ductile metal in the boron group. By mass, aluminium makes up about 8% of the Earth's crust. It is the third most abundant element after oxygen and silicon and the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust.

williamrlaughlin, thanks for the longer explanation - I do worry about the level of science teaching in some places...

sponge, You are wrong. Aluminum is a substance on it's own.No components have to be combined to create it, that would be an alloy, aluminum is not an alloy. Aluminum does exist in ore, just like iron does and it needs to be extracted from the ore, (bauxite), and refined to purify the aluminum but that is separating it from other elements not combining it with anything else.

sponge, it is an element!

I kite005, If that’s what you think, you got another think comin’

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Hugh Evans, the reason why there are more iron ore mines is because refining iron is far less expensive then refining aluminium and iron is used far more widely.

Richard Jamieson, iron is not found in it's natural state either. In fact, very few metals are, copper, gold, silver and tin being the exceptions.

sponge, aluminium is a metal, a single component, not a combination of componants. It occurs as a combination and the metal has to be extracted. As mentioned in the info, bauxite is the most common ore from which the aluminium is extracted. Iron also is found only as an ore and the metal extracted.

If only it was gold

V. interesting

The Q is good and informative Thanks

Almost went with iron but the question said crust so went with aluminum.

Gut told me aluminum but I picked iron 😭

I would not believe Willkipedia on this one. The earths crust is a very big place and since some two thirds of this is under water, I am not sure how the mineralogist got this answer tha Aliminium was the most abundant metallic substance. All of the efusive elements of the Earth ands most volcanic products contain iron in massive Quantities. The mid Atlantic Ridge, the fiery Ring around the Pacific most islands, not only this but we hardly know what elements are under the ice sheets in Canada or the Antarctica. Apart from this there are many more iron ore mines in the world than Bauxite mines. The question is further obscured because Sodium and Potassium are also chemical metals and they are also widely available in the Earths crust. You also do not give any destruction of how deep in the earths crust that you would consider as crust. My suggestion is that you give more references to your findings, and define exactly what the question is.

Not sure what this is but very familiar with Aluminium!

Any comments that I have already made have never been addressed, what gives?

This is rather debatable also question no.3 stating to recognize the photo is a misrepresentation of the answer because the origin is recognizable as its' truth which is, Eiffel Tower, France!

Wasn't sure, thought aluminum, spent a coin on popular vote And Wrong :-(