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A sheet like silicate structure is?
A sheet like silicate structure is known as a phyllosilicate.
Is muscovite a silicate mineral?
Muscovite is a sheet silicate
Why is the silicate mineral feldpor important?
It is important because silicate in feldspar help feldspar not to chip or break as easily. It helps it keeps it shape and the form. Silicate makes the color the color feldspar is when you look at it. Hope this helps
Give at least two examples of minerals in each group?
silicate: feldspar and mica non-silicate: halides and native gold
Rocks that contain dark silicate minerals and plagioclase feldspar have?
Intrusive crystal
What is an example of a silicate?
feldspar
What minerals is a silicate Gematite Feldspar Calcite Halite?
Feldspar
Is feldspar a silicate mineral?
Yes
Why is the mineral feldspar important?
It is important because silicate in feldspar help feldspar not to chip or break as easily. It helps it keeps it shape and the form. Silicate makes the color the color feldspar is when you look at it. Hope this helps
In bowens reaction series how do the tetrahedra in feldspar differ from those of silicates?
The simple answer is... Feldspar has a much higher complex and stable tetrahedral orientation in comparison to that of any other Silicate variation higher up on the reation series latter. Feldspar is one of the most stable variations in orientation of, what boils down to, silicate tetrahedra. Because Feldspar is technically a form of silicate tetrahedra orientation, I am assuming you are asking how the silicate tetrahedra orientations vary from its most simple (i.e. Olivine) to its mosts complex (i.e. quartz/FELDSPAR) forms. Esentially a Silicate Ion SiO4^-4 is the most basic building block of FELDSPAR. Knowing this, as you move from the top of Bowen's reaction series, we see a gradual stabilization of the various Silicate tetrahedral orientations. These orientations include (in order of stability/complexity): [TOP OF REACTION SERIES] Individual (Singular form) Silicate Tetrahedra (i.e. Olivine) Chain (Linear form) Silicate Tetrahedra (i.e. Pyroxine) Double Chain (Bilinear form) Silicate Tetrahedra (i.e. amphibole) Sheet Silicate Tetrahedra ('2-D' form) (i.e. Mica: Biotite or Muscovite) Framework Silicate Tetrahedra ('3-D' form) (i.e. FELDSPAR) [BOTTOM OF REACTION SERIES]
Is feldspars a nonsilicate mineral?
No. Feldspar is a silicate mineral.
What element makes up feldspar?
It depends on the type of feldspar. Potassium Feldspar (also called K-Spar), contains potassium, aluminum, silicate: KAlSi3O8. Plagioclase Feldspar, on the other hand, contains calcium or sodium, aluminum, and silicate: NaAlSi3O8 or CaAl2Si2O8.
What are the kinds of silicate minerals?
Quartz, Feldspar, Muscovite, Biotite are among most common silicate minerals.
A sheet like silicate structure is?
A sheet like silicate structure is known as a phyllosilicate.
Hornblende has what type of silicate structure?
sheet silicate
Is muscovite a silicate mineral?
Muscovite is a sheet silicate
Most silicate rocks on earths surface are?
Quartz, feldspar or mica
