Because it is often dependent of the conditions ( of ) crystalization,the composition of the (minerals) in a rock can be important in determining the rock's geologic history.
这里答案给的是of但是我觉得前面it 指代后面的minerals 有问题。
(During first) ten years of the space age,which began in 1957,more than 500 artificial satelites were rocketed (into orbit) around the earth.