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Silicate, Native Elements, Carbonates, Halides, Oxides, Phosphates, Sulfates, and Sulfides are the eight major mineral groups
As oxides, silicates, aluminates, and/or sulfides.
Sulphates, phosphates, oxides, halides and carbonates are minerals that do not contain silicon.
They are made of the same material as asteroids and meteorites, namely water, silicates, oxides, sulfides, and a few other minerals.
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non-silicate
Silicates, elements, sulfides, phosphates, oxides, and carbonates are six categories of minerals.
The most common mineral groups are: silicates, carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, halides, and oxides.
sulfides, oxides, silicates (with many subcategories), carbonates, clays, micas. Those are the main ones I can think of.
What you have listed are not elements (except for the 'native elements'), they are classifications of minerals.
Silicate, Native Elements, Carbonates, Halides, Oxides, Phosphates, Sulfates, and Sulfides are the eight major mineral groups
Sulfides, sulfates, carbonates, halides, phosphates, and hydroxides.
1. Native Elements 2. Carbonates 3. Halides 4. Oxides 5. Sulfates 6. Sulfides
The most common rock forming mineral groups would be: silicates, carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, halides, and oxides.
The most common rock forming mineral groups would be: silicates, carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, halides, and oxides.
The most common rock forming mineral groups would be: silicates, carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, halides, and oxides.