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What property is used to classify minerals into groups such as silicate?
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What property is used to classify minerals into groups like silicates?
The property is their chemical formula.
What are the features of two major groups of minerals?
silicate minerals and non silicate minerals
What is the grouping of silicate and non-silicate minerals based on?
The grouping of silicate and non-silicate minerals is based on whether they contain silicon and oxygen. Silicate minerals are divided into smaller groups based on their structure. Non-silicate minerals are didvided into smaller groups based on their composition.
What are the SILICATE group of minerals?
Neso-, soro-, cyclo-, ino-, phyllo- and tectosilicates are all the groups of silicate minerals.
What are features of two major groups of minerals?
nonsilicate and silicate minerals
What are the two groups minerals are divided into?
I dont know!! sorry
Are the two features of the two major groups of minerals?
nonsilicate and silicate minerals
What are the two most common silicate in the Earth's crust?
Quartz and feldspars are the most common silicate minerals of the crust.
Name the major groups of minerals and give at least two examples of minerals in each group?
silicate: feldspar and mica non-silicate: halides and native gold
What are the three major groups of non silicate minerals?
Non-silicate mineral groups include: oxides, carbonates, sulfides, sulfates, borates, halites, elemental, organic, and phosphates.
Which of the mineral groups is most abundant in the crust?
Quartz is the most abundant single mineral. Feldspars are, as a group, the most abundant minerals. Quartz and feldspars are classified as silicate minerals, the classification of mineral with the most abundance in the Earth's crust.
Describe the two major groups of minerals?
Minerals can be classified into 13 groups according to their constituents. The major groups are: (1) native elements; (2) sulfides; (3) sulfosalts; (4) oxides and hydroxides; (5) halides and borates; (6) carbonates; (7) nitrates and iodates; (8) phosphates, vanadates, and arsenates; (9) sulfates; (10) tungstates and molybdates; and (11) silicates.
