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What element combines with silicon to form the tetrahedral unit structure of the silicate minerals?
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oxygen
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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 is the name of the specific molecule that makes up the silicate mineral family?
Silicon-Oxygen Tetrahedral
What is the structure of celestine crystal or silicate?
Celestine is not a silicate, it is a sulfate!
Two Examples of a non-silicate structure?
Ice structure and Diamond structure.(two more examples of a non-silicate structure: Pyrite structure and natural gas hydrates).
What is hydrous aluminum silicate?
it is the primary clay minerals
What provides the framework for all silicate minerals?
Silicon and Oxygen tetrahedral. (SiO4).
Is Cleavage in silicate minerals is related to the silicate structure?
yes
What is the grouping of silicate and non-silicate minerals based on?
The grouping of silicate and non-silicate minerals is based on whether they contain silicon and oxygen. Silicate minerals are divided into smaller groups based on their structure. Non-silicate minerals are didvided into smaller groups based on their composition.
Minerals with the silicon-oxygen structure are classified into what group?
They are in the silicate group.
What are the features of two major groups of minerals?
silicate minerals and non silicate minerals
How many minerals are silicate minerals?
90% of minerals are silicate.
Types of minerals that contain oxygen and silicon?
Silicate minerals.
What are two types of minerals?
silicate and non silicate minerals
Whats the definition for silicate minerals?
The most common minerals found on Earth are the Silicate minerals. The silicate minerals are: amphibole, feldspar, mica, olivine, pyroxene, and quartz.
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 is the silicate mineral that originates as a product of chemical weathering?
Clay minerals are the product of chemical weathering of silicate minerals, such as feldspars. Clays are silicate minerals.
What are the 6 main crystalline structures of silicate minerals?
6 types of silicate minerals
