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Does a rock forming mineral contain atoms of silicon and oxygen?
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∙ 13y ago
Most likely, as the major rock forming minerals are from the silicate group. Examples are feldspar, quartz, olivine, and mica.
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What group of rocks forming minerals that contain silicon and oxygen?
silicates
What must contain a silicate mineral?
Silicate is literally Silicon and Oxygen. To be a silicate, therefore, a mineral must contain SiO2. The classic Silicate is Quartz, which is pure SiO2.
Is quartz sio2?
The chemical formula for Quartz is SiO2. Each molecule contains two oxygen atoms and one silicon atom. It is the second most common mineral in the Earth's crust.
What mineral group does silicon and oxygen elements form?
silicates
What is a mineral that consists entirely of oxygen and silicon?
The mineral would be classified as a member of the quartz group of tectosilicates such as quartz.Quartz. SiO2.quartz
What is a mineral that does not contain compounds of silicon and oxygen?
dimond
In addition to silicon and oxygen silicon mineral usually contain?
Other elements
A silicate mineral must contain?
It must contain silicon and oxygen.. Sammantha G.
What group of rocks forming minerals that contain silicon and oxygen?
silicates
Do non silicate minerals contain silicon?
Most likely not. Silicate minerals contain silicon in combination with oxygen. However, silicon itself is considered a non-silicate mineral, composed entirely of the element silicon; without the oxygen, however, it IS a non-silicate mineral.
What are nonsilicate minerales?
they are the opposite of silicates and silicates are a type of mineral such as garnet. silicates contain silicon and oxegyn joined together:)lo suck ittttttttt
What element do all silicates minerals contain?
The two elements that must be present in a silicate are silicon and oxygen.
A mineral that contains a combination of silicon and oxygen and that may also contain one or more metals?
Silicate Mineral
Which two elements do oxygen and silicon contain?
Oxygen contain oxygen atoms and silicon contain silicon atoms.
A mineral that lacks silicon or oxygen is called?
a mineral that lack silicon or oxygen is called a
what is the mineral contain silicon oxygen and usually one or more other other element?
Minerals containing silicon and oxygen are most generally known as silicates.
What type of mineral contains oxygen and silicon?
Silicate is the mineral made of silicon and oxygen.
