carbonates and halides are non-silicates.
Silicate, Native Elements, Carbonates, Halides, Oxides, Phosphates, Sulfates, and Sulfides are the eight major mineral groups
silicate: feldspar and mica non-silicate: halides and native gold
Nonsilicate
Sulphates, phosphates, oxides, halides and carbonates are minerals that do not contain silicon.
Non-silicate.
non-silicate
A non silicate mineral is a mineral that does not hold silica tetrahedron. Some examples of non silicate minerals are oxides, sulfides, sulfates, halides, and carbonates.
1. Native Elements 2. Carbonates 3. Halides 4. Oxides 5. Sulfates 6. Sulfides
non-silicate.
Non-silicate minerals do not contain the SiO4 ion. Non-silicate minerals are classified as oxides, sulfides, sulfates, halides, or carbonates. Some elements are also classified as minerals. There's also a metallic and non-metallic mineral classification. See the link below for examples.
Silicate, Native Elements, Carbonates, Halides, Oxides, Phosphates, Sulfates, and Sulfides are the eight major mineral groups
silicate: feldspar and mica non-silicate: halides and native gold
Sulfides, sulfates, carbonates, halides, phosphates, and hydroxides.
halides
Non-silicate mineral groups include: oxides, carbonates, sulfides, sulfates, borates, halites, elemental, organic, and phosphates.
silicate: feldspar and mica non-silicate: halides and native gold
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