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Silicon and oxygen combine to form the framework of the most common mineral group?
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Silicon and oxygen combine to form the most abundant mineral group, the silicates.
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What two elements are commonly found in minerals?
One is silicon, but I don't know the other:(oxygen
One of the most common minerals on earth?
The most common mineral by mass on the Earth's surface is Silca (Silicon Dioxide)
The most common mineral group is broken into the subgroups of ferromagnesium and nonferromagnesium?
its silicate
What kind of rock is a quartz?
Quartz is a mineral composed of silicon and oxygen, SiO2.
What common mineral is known as silicon dioxide?
Silicate minerals are those composed of silicon and oxygen atoms. Some of these minerals are quartz, feldspar, mica and olivine.
Common silicon mineral that has no cleavage?
Quartz.
Which common mineral is composed entirely of silicon and oxygen?
olivine
What is the hardest common mineral and otherwise known as silicon dioxide?
quartz
What is an example of a common mineral?
Examples: hematite (Fe2O3), ilmenite (FeTiO3), pitchblende (UO2). The most common such oxide mineral is silicon dioxide in sand.
What is an example of a common oxide mineral?
Examples: hematite (Fe2O3), ilmenite (FeTiO3), pitchblende (UO2). The most common such oxide mineral is silicon dioxide in sand.
What two elements are commonly found in minerals?
One is silicon, but I don't know the other:(oxygen
One of the most common minerals on earth?
The most common mineral by mass on the Earth's surface is Silca (Silicon Dioxide)
The most common mineral group is broken into the subgroups of ferromagnesium and nonferromagnesium?
its silicate
What types 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 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
Silica is it an oil based product?
No. Silica, or silicon dioxide, is acquired from common sand. In nature it occurs as the mineral quartz.
What kind of rock is a quartz?
Quartz is a mineral composed of silicon and oxygen, SiO2.
