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Silicate ions contain silicon and oxygen. Silicate compounds usually contain at least one third element as a cation.
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What two elements must silicate have?
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Is Calcite a non silicate material?
Calcite is non-silicate, containing no silicon elements.
Do all silicate materials contain oxygen and silicon?
Yes; that is implied by the name "silicate".
What are compounds the contain carbon as the primary structural atom?
They are classified based on the structure of their silicate group. Silicate minerals all contain silicon and oxygen.
What two elements are found in silicate?
The elements are Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O).
What do all silicate elements contain?
silicon and oxygen
What 3 elements do mafic rocks contain?
silicate oxygen and quartz
In addition to silicon and oxygen silicate minerals usually contain?
Other elements
All silicate minerals contain the elements?
silicon and oxygen apex :p
What do silicate minerals contain?
They all contain the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron.
Why non silicate minerals have wider variety of crystalline structures than silicate minerasls do?
Non-silicate minerals contain oxygen and native elements. They have metallic and non-metallic lusters, and are very common.
Types of minerals that contain oxygen and silicon?
Silicate minerals.
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.
What element do all silicates minerals contain?
The two elements that must be present in a silicate are silicon and oxygen.
What two elements must silicate have?
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Is silicate or non silicate?
Gold is an element and as it does not contain any silicon it is therefore a non silicate.
Is gold a silicate?
No gold is not a silicate, because it does no contain oxygen and silicon.
