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What is the difference in silicates such as asbestos mica and quartz?
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∙ 15y ago
The difference is in their chemical composition and crystal structure which gives them different properties.
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Name three examples of silicates?
quarts, feldspar and mica
What minerals occur in granite?
Granite is composed of feldspar, quartz, biotite and muscovite mica. It has a high amount of silica. Granite is an igneous rock.
What is the name of dark colored mica?
quartz
Can silicon combine with other elements?
In combination with oxygen, silicon appears in large number of molecules. These include metal silicates in rocks such as feldspar and mica, and as silicon dioxide (silica) in sand, quartz, flint, and the gemstones amethyst and opal.
What is the most common mineral found in rocks?
a common mineral in solid form starts with rock
Does mica schist contain silica?
Yes. Mica minerals are silicates.
What are the silicates made of?
Silicate minerals are those composed of silicon and oxygen atoms. Some of these minerals are quartz, feldspar, mica and olivine.
The main component of most rocks on the earth's surface?
Quartz and the Feldspar are very common. Other common silicates would be the mica group, even pyroxenes and the amphiboles.
Fieldspar amd mica are examples of mineral?
Both feldspar and mica are silicates.
Name three examples of silicates?
quarts, feldspar and mica
Which would not be consider as a mineral water diamond mica or quartz?
Quartz
What minerals occur in granite?
Granite is composed of feldspar, quartz, biotite and muscovite mica. It has a high amount of silica. Granite is an igneous rock.
What is the name of dark colored mica?
quartz
What is the difference between mica schist and adventurine?
Mica schist is primarily composed of mica, whereas aventurine - note the spelling- is composed of quartz with abundant inclusions of mica. This makes for a relatively hard, tough and attractive material that can be polished into jewelry and many other items.
Can silicon combine with other elements?
In combination with oxygen, silicon appears in large number of molecules. These include metal silicates in rocks such as feldspar and mica, and as silicon dioxide (silica) in sand, quartz, flint, and the gemstones amethyst and opal.
Minerals containing silicon?
Quartz, feldspars, mica.
What is the most common mineral found in rocks?
a common mineral in solid form starts with rock
