Quartz (SiO2).
Silicate - describes a mineral that contains silicone and oxygen and usually one or more other elements.
Silicate is the mineral made of silicon and oxygen.
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Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is a mineral that contains silicon and oxygen. It is the most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust and can be found in various forms such as quartz, amethyst, and sand.
Silicones are polymers composed of silicon, oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen atoms. Silicone oils, which are commonly used in cosmetics and personal care products, are made up primarily of repeating units of silicon and oxygen atoms.
Calcite is an example of a carbonate mineral.
A silicate mineral is a mineral that contains both silica and oxygen. They make up about 95 percent of the Earth's surface.
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Quartzite rock is primarily made up of the mineral quartz, which is a hard, abundant mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms. Quartzite can also contain other minerals such as feldspar, mica, and iron oxides, but quartz is the dominant mineral in this type of rock.