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The mineral would be classified as a member of the quartz group of tectosilicates such as quartz.
Quartz. SiO2.
quartz
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∙ 13y agoThe mineral containing only Oxygen and Silicon is known as silica or quartz and has the formula SiO2.
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What mineral group does silicon and oxygen elements form?
silicates
What mineral are found in Quartzite rock?
Quartzite is composed mostly of silica. It contains minerals like zircon, rutile, and magnetite, and the silica cements them together.
What mineral group do oxygen and silicon elements form?
The silicate group.
Does the ratio of silicon to oxygen remain constant for each silicate mineral?
No.
What mineral groups does oxygen and silicon form?
Silicates Minerals. Eg. Quartz (SiO2).
Which common mineral is composed entirely of silicon and oxygen?
olivine
Do non silicate minerals contain silicon?
Most likely not. Silicate minerals contain silicon in combination with oxygen. However, silicon itself is considered a non-silicate mineral, composed entirely of the element silicon; without the oxygen, however, it IS a non-silicate mineral.
A mineral that lacks silicon or oxygen is called?
a mineral that lack silicon or oxygen is called a
What type of mineral contains oxygen and silicon?
Silicate is the mineral made of silicon and oxygen.
How does silicon carbide differ from quartz?
Silicon carbide consists of silicon and carbon, quartz consists of silicon and oxygen.
Sand consists of silicon and what other element?
sand consists of silicon and oxygen
What mineral that contains oxygen and silicon?
silicate
A mineral that contains silicon and oxygen?
Quartz
In addition to silicon and oxygen silicon mineral usually contain?
Other elements
What determines if a mineral is a silicate?
The presence of silicon and oxygen.
What elements are always in a silicate mineral?
Oxygen and silicon
A mineral that contains silicon and oxygen is called a?
silicate
