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Minerals are classified as oxides, sulfides, halides, sulfates, silicates, or carbonates. Some elements are also classified as minerals. There's also a metallic and non-metallic mineral classification.
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What are the 2 groups that nonmetallic mineral resources be divided in?
industrial minerals or building materials
What mineral groups does oxygen and silicon form?
Silicates Minerals. Eg. Quartz (SiO2).
What are the two basic groups of metalic mineral resources?
The two basic groups of metallic mineral resources are ferrous minerals, which contain iron, and non-ferrous minerals, which do not contain iron. Ferrous minerals include iron ore, while non-ferrous minerals include copper, lead, zinc, gold, and silver.
What are the different mineral?
There are over four thousand different minerals. There are some major groups of minerals, which include groups such as oxides, silicates, carbonates, phosphates, borates, halides, sulfides, and native elements.
Which of the rock-forming mineral groups makes up the largest group of minerals in Earth's crust?
oxygen 46.6%
Which of the rock forming mineral groups makes up the largest group of minerals in earths crust?
oxygen 46.6%
Which rock forming mineral groups makes up the largest group of minerals in Earth's crust?
oxygen 46.6%
What are the three groupings of minerals?
Minerals are grouped by their chemical composition. There are more than 3 groups of minerals including. Silicates, oxides, sulfates, sulfides, carbonates, native elements, and halides are all major mineral groups. Silicates are definitely at the top of the list.
When is a mineral classified as an ore?
Minerals and groups of minerals can be classified as an ore when they contain a sufficient amount of desired material, most times metals, to be extracted and processed feasibly.
What mineral groups contain silicon?
These elements are part of the makeup of 99% of all minerals on Earth.
What are the three major groups of non silicate minerals?
Non-silicate mineral groups include: oxides, carbonates, sulfides, sulfates, borates, halites, elemental, organic, and phosphates.
Is linguine a mineral?
No it is not a mineral but it contains minerals
