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How do most silicate materials form
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Silicon and oxygen combine to form the framework of the most common mineral group?
Silicon and oxygen combine to form the most abundant mineral group, the silicates.
How do silicate minerals form?
Most silicate minerals are formed when molten rock cools at either the earths surface, or deep underground.
If all silicates contain silicon and oxygen why are there so many different kinds of silicate minerals?
Silicates contain mostly silicon and oxygen. The different types of silicate also contain other materials, but the base materials are silicate and oxygen
What is the most common silicate mineral group?
Feldspars are the most common silicate minerals.
Which of the mineral groups is most abundant in the crust?
Quartz is the most abundant single mineral. Feldspars are, as a group, the most abundant minerals. Quartz and feldspars are classified as silicate minerals, the classification of mineral with the most abundance in the Earth's crust.
Silicon and oxygen combine to form the framework of the most common mineral group?
Silicon and oxygen combine to form the most abundant mineral group, the silicates.
Do all silicate materials contain oxygen and silicon?
Yes; that is implied by the name "silicate".
How do silicate minerals form?
Most silicate minerals are formed when molten rock cools at either the earths surface, or deep underground.
What charge does the silicate ion contribute to form the silicate tetrahedron?
Positive
If all silicates contain silicon and oxygen why are there so many different kinds of silicate minerals?
Silicates contain mostly silicon and oxygen. The different types of silicate also contain other materials, but the base materials are silicate and oxygen
In bowens reaction series how do the tetrahedra in feldspar differ from those of silicates?
The simple answer is... Feldspar has a much higher complex and stable tetrahedral orientation in comparison to that of any other Silicate variation higher up on the reation series latter. Feldspar is one of the most stable variations in orientation of, what boils down to, silicate tetrahedra. Because Feldspar is technically a form of silicate tetrahedra orientation, I am assuming you are asking how the silicate tetrahedra orientations vary from its most simple (i.e. Olivine) to its mosts complex (i.e. quartz/FELDSPAR) forms. Esentially a Silicate Ion SiO4^-4 is the most basic building block of FELDSPAR. Knowing this, as you move from the top of Bowen's reaction series, we see a gradual stabilization of the various Silicate tetrahedral orientations. These orientations include (in order of stability/complexity): [TOP OF REACTION SERIES] Individual (Singular form) Silicate Tetrahedra (i.e. Olivine) Chain (Linear form) Silicate Tetrahedra (i.e. Pyroxine) Double Chain (Bilinear form) Silicate Tetrahedra (i.e. amphibole) Sheet Silicate Tetrahedra ('2-D' form) (i.e. Mica: Biotite or Muscovite) Framework Silicate Tetrahedra ('3-D' form) (i.e. FELDSPAR) [BOTTOM OF REACTION SERIES]
What is the most common silicate mineral group?
Feldspars are the most common silicate minerals.
How many percent of metals and silicate materials are present in mercury?
34%
Why do silicates have low density?
why do silicate materials have low electron density
Is there more silicate minerals on Terrestrrial planets or Jovian planets?
Terrestrial planets have proportionately more silicate materials than Jovian ones.
What is the most common form of minerals?
Minerals form into crystals or clusters of crystals. In the crust, the most common individual mineral is quartz, and the most common class of minerals are the silicate minerals.
What is the element that combines with silicon to form a silicate?
Basically, silicate is (SiO2)n.SiO32- so the other element is Oxygen (remark: compare silicate with carbonate CO32- )
