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What factors affect the structures of silicate minerals as they are forming?
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temerature, weather and pressure
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Major family of rock forming minerals?
Silicate Minerals
What kind of rock is feldspar?
Feldspars are classified as silicate minerals.
What do feldspar and mica have in common?
quartz and feldspar are common rock forming
What are the largest group of rock forming minerals?
The largest mineral group is the silicates.
Double chain silicate mineral?
Amphibole, an important group of generally dark-colored rock-forming inosilicate minerals, composed of double chain SiO4 tetrahedra, linked at the vertices and generally containing ions of iron and/or magnesium in their structures. (e.g. asbestos)
Major family of rock forming minerals?
Silicate Minerals
What is the most common group of rock forming minerals?
silicate and non silicate
Does the smallest group of rock forming minerals consist of silicate?
No. Silicates are the largest group of rock forming minerals.
What kind of rock is feldspar?
Feldspars are classified as silicate minerals.
What do feldspar and mica have in common?
quartz and feldspar are common rock forming
What is field spar?
Assuming you meant 'Feldspar' - it's a group of rock-forming silicate based minerals.
Which rock does China clay come from?
China clay is a type of clay that is rich in kaolinite, which is a layered silicate mineral. Silicate minerals are a type of rock-forming mineral.
What mineral group forms by the breakdown and weathering of rock forming silicate minerals and are important constituents of soils?
Clays
Does a rock forming mineral contain atoms of silicon and oxygen?
Most likely, as the major rock forming minerals are from the silicate group. Examples are feldspar, quartz, olivine, and mica.
What type of rock is a plagioclase?
Plagioclase is not actually a rock, but a member of the feldspar family of minerals, and a major rock forming silicate mineral.
What are the largest group of rock forming minerals?
The largest mineral group is the silicates.
Double chain silicate mineral?
Amphibole, an important group of generally dark-colored rock-forming inosilicate minerals, composed of double chain SiO4 tetrahedra, linked at the vertices and generally containing ions of iron and/or magnesium in their structures. (e.g. asbestos)
