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What is a silicate mineral--malachite pyrite olivine and diamond?
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Olivine is a silicate mineral. Diamond is an elemental mineral. Pyrite is a sulfide mineral. Malachite is a carbonate mineral.
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Which is a silicate mineral malachite pyrte olivine diamond?
Malachite is copper carbonate hydroxide. Diamond is carbon. Pyrite Is iron sulphide. Olivine is magnesium iron silicate.
Is pyrite a silicate or non silicate mineral?
It is a non silicate, I think?
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 elements combine to form pyrite?
A pyroxenite is an ultramafic rock composed mainly by clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene and in minor amount, olivine (less than 40%). Depending of the modal mineralogy, the can be subclassified as orthopyroxenite (90% or more of opx), clinopyroxenite (90% or more than cpx), websterite (10% or less of olivine) and olivine-websterite (10-40% of olivine). Because the composition of these mineral phases is highly variable, pyroxenites have a broad range of compositions, however, they usually tend to have more SiO2 than peridotites.
What are some examples of silicate and nonsilicate minerals?
Important examples of silicate mineral species include forsterite (in the olivine group), almandine (in the garnet group), epidote, schorl (in the tourmaline group), enstatite (in the pyroxene group), actinolite (in the amphibole group), muscovite (in the mica group), albite (in the feldspar group), stilbite (in the zeolite group), and quartz. Important examples of non-silicate mineral species include calcite, gypsum, fluorite, hematite, galena, and gold.
What is pyrite scratch?
It can be scratched by a diamond, corundum, topaz, and quartz.
What is a non silicate mineral Please be specific I really hope you guys and gals can find the answer. Questions?
A non silicate mineral is one that does not contain the combination of silicon and oxygen in the chemical formula of the mineral. The mineral pyrite is a non silicate with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron and sulfur).
Is iron ore a silicate mineral?
The term "iron ore" is quite general, and can be applied to a number of different minerals, like hematite, magnetite, goethite, or pyrite.
Can hematite be scratched by a nail?
It can be scratched by a diamond, corundum, topaz, and quartz.
What are 8 examples of minerals?
Diamond, graphite, quartz, topaz, calcite, fluorite, dolomite, magnetite, hematite, pyrite...
What is the difference between pyrite and a pyrite cube?
Pyrite is the mineral whereas a pyrite 'cube' happens to be the habit in which the mineral has crystallised
Name things made of pyrite?
pyrite is made of FeS2
