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A silicate sheet mineral like mica has one cleavage plane.
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Hornblende has what type of silicate structure?
sheet silicate
What are sheet silicates?
A structural type of silicate mineral in which flat sheets are formed by the sharing of three of the four oxygen atoms in each tetrahedron with neighboring tetrahedrons. Also known as layer silicate; sheet mineral; sheet silicate.
What type of cleavage results in a thin sheet of a mineral?
Mica
What are main types of silicate structures?
Isolated, Double chain, framework, single chain, and sheet
Will graphite break apart with fracture or cleavage?
The awnser is cleavageit will break apart with cleavage because the carbon atoms are not strongly held together and they are formed from thin sheet so they will break off in thin sheets
In science what kind of rock is a mica categorized as?
Mica is a silicate mineral that is typically found in sheet form. It is characterized by its basal cleavage, which means that it splits along well-defined structural planes. It is flaky and shiny due to its crystalline structure.
A sheet like silicate structure is?
A sheet like silicate structure is known as a phyllosilicate.
Hornblende has what type of silicate structure?
sheet silicate
Is muscovite a silicate mineral?
Muscovite is a sheet silicate
Is feldspar a sheet silicate?
No
What are sheet silicates?
A structural type of silicate mineral in which flat sheets are formed by the sharing of three of the four oxygen atoms in each tetrahedron with neighboring tetrahedrons. Also known as layer silicate; sheet mineral; sheet silicate.
What is the O Si ratio in a silicate sheet?
2.5
What type of cleavage results in a thin sheet of a mineral?
Mica
What is the osi ratio in a silicate sheet?
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How many oxygen are shared between the tetrahedra of a sheet silicate mineral?
3
What are main types of silicate structures?
Isolated, Double chain, framework, single chain, and sheet
What group is mica in?
Mica is a group of sheet silicate minerals (e.x of micas : Biotite, muscovite)
