Diamond is a mineral that does not contain oxygen. It is composed of pure carbon atoms arranged in a crystal lattice structure.
No, galena is a mineral composed of lead and sulfur. It does not contain iron or oxygen.
Oxygen is not a mineral, it is an element. Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic substances with a specific chemical composition and structure. Oxygen is a gas that is essential for life and commonly found as part of minerals such as oxides and silicates.
No, because in order to be a silicate a mineral needs to have both silicon and oxygen. The composition for calcite is CaCO3. Calcite is a carbonate mineral.
No. Quartz contains SiO2, so there is no carbon.
Yes, that is true. Carbonates, such as calcite and dolomite, and oxides, such as hematite and magnetite, are mineral groups that contain the element oxygen as part of their chemical structure. Oxygen commonly combines with other elements to form minerals in Earth's crust.
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No, galena is a mineral composed of lead and sulfur. It does not contain iron or oxygen.
Silicate Mineral
Other elements
Silicate is literally Silicon and Oxygen. To be a silicate, therefore, a mineral must contain SiO2. The classic Silicate is Quartz, which is pure SiO2.
A silicate mineral must contain silicon and oxygen as its primary components. These elements form the building blocks of silicate minerals, with other elements such as aluminum, iron, magnesium, and calcium often present in smaller quantities. Silicate minerals are the most abundant mineral group on Earth and have a structure based on silicon-oxygen tetrahedra.
Anhydrite is a mineral composed of calcium, sulfur, and oxygen. It does not contain any water molecules in its structure, which differentiates it from gypsum, another common calcium sulfate mineral that does contain water molecules.
Yes, talc is a nonsilicate mineral because its chemical composition does not contain silicon-oxygen tetrahedra. Instead, talc is primarily composed of magnesium, silicon, and oxygen.
No, not all minerals contain oxygen. Minerals are chemical compounds formed from different elements, so they can contain a variety of elements besides oxygen, such as carbon, sulfur, or metals like gold or silver. Oxygen is a common element in many minerals, but it is not a requirement for something to be classified as a mineral.
Nonsilicate minerals, like Galena (formula: PbS)
If it contain magnesium but no calcium then it would be magnesite.
No. Fe- (latin) ferrum with the atomic number of 26.