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What type of mineral does not contain a combination of silicon and oxygen?
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∙ 14y ago
Nonsilicate minerals, like Galena (formula: PbS)
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A mineral that contains a combination of silicon and oxygen and that may also contain one or more metals?
Silicate Mineral
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.
What is a mineral that does not contain compounds of silicon and oxygen?
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In addition to silicon and oxygen silicon mineral usually contain?
Other elements
What element do all silicates minerals contain?
The two elements that must be present in a silicate are silicon and oxygen.
A silicate mineral must contain?
It must contain silicon and oxygen.. Sammantha G.
What is a mineral formed by a combination of oxygen and silicon?
It is classified as a silicate.
Which two elements do oxygen and silicon contain?
Oxygen contain oxygen atoms and silicon contain silicon atoms.
A mineral that lacks silicon or oxygen is called?
a mineral that lack silicon or oxygen is called a
What does silice mean?
It means that it does not contain silicon in combination with oxygen.
what is the mineral contain silicon oxygen and usually one or more other other element?
Minerals containing silicon and oxygen are most generally known as silicates.
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
