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Silicate is the mineral made of silicon and oxygen.
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What type of mineral contains only silicon and oxygen?
Quartz
What type of mineral lacks silicon and oxygen?
For example the mercury sulfide (HgS) - cinnabar.
What type of mineral does not contain a combination of silicon and oxygen?
Nonsilicate minerals, like Galena (formula: PbS)
Is agate a silicate or a non silicate?
Agate is a variety of silicon dioxide (SiO2); it is not a silicate.
What is made by oxygen and silicon?
a crystal is made from oxygen and silicon but i dont no what type of crystal it is :) sorry...hope that helps
What is the difference between silicone and silicon and what are they?
silicon is the name of the element. A silicone is a type of polymeric compound of silicon that contains a silicon-oxygen backbone and alkyl groups (e.g. CH3) attached to the silicon e.g. [Si(CH3)2O]n See wikipedia silicone for examples of the different uses of silicones- and the silicon article for a picture of silicon.
What is the main mineral type that that oceanic plates are up of?
silicon Dioxide-silica
What are nonsilicate minerales?
they are the opposite of silicates and silicates are a type of mineral such as garnet. silicates contain silicon and oxegyn joined together:)lo suck ittttttttt
What type of structures does a silicon-oxygen tetrahedron combine to form?
There are five common silicon-oxygen tetrahedra links:Independent tetrahedraSingle chainsDouble chainsSheet silicatesFramework silicates-Madgirl126
What is the main type of mineral that ocean plates are made up of?
silicon Dioxide-silica
What type of rock contains only one mineral?
Quartzite
What type of rock usually on contains one mineral?
Quartzite
