No. A carbonate ion consists of carbon and oxygen. A silicate ion consists of silicon and oxygen.
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∙ 8y agoCarbonate minerals contain carbon and oxygen in the form of the carbonate ion (CO3-), whereas silicate minerals contain silicon and oxygen in the form of various ions containing silicon and oxygen.
Silicate ions contain silicon and oxygen. Silicate compounds usually contain at least one third element as a cation.
silicate, carbonate or sulphate
No, because in order to be a silicate a mineral needs to have both silicon and oxygen. The composition for calcite is CaCO3. Calcite is a carbonate mineral.
Yes; that is implied by the name "silicate".
Carbonate minerals contain carbon and oxygen in the form of the carbonate ion (CO3-), whereas silicate minerals contain silicon and oxygen in the form of various ions containing silicon and oxygen.
Yes. Dolomite is a carbonate, not a silicate.
No. Mica is a silicate.
No. Mica is a silicate.
Malachite is a non-silicate mineral. It's classified as a carbonate.
Nickel is a metal. It can be found in a compound as a silicate or carbonate but in its pure form, it is neither. It has many characteristics similar to iron. It is magnetic like iron.
Silicate ions contain silicon and oxygen. Silicate compounds usually contain at least one third element as a cation.
Silicate minerals.
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.
Basically, silicate is (SiO2)n.SiO32- so the other element is Oxygen (remark: compare silicate with carbonate CO32- )
Gold is an element and as it does not contain any silicon it is therefore a non silicate.
No gold is not a silicate, because it does no contain oxygen and silicon.