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Extremely iron-rich olivine is rare, but is present in some nepheline syenite. Other minerals common in minor amounts include sodium-rich pyroxene, biotite, titanite, zircon, iron oxides, apatite, fluorite, melanite garnet, and zircon. Cancrinite occurs in several nepheline-syenites.

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No because it does not contain the elements silicon and oxygen. It is classified as an oxide mineral.

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No, silicates contain silicon and oxygen. As the name suggests fluorite is made of fluorine but also calcium, but neither of the constituent elements is a silicate.

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Yes.

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Q: Is a olivine a silicate mineral?
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