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What is the silicate mineral that originates as a product of chemical weathering?
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Clay minerals are the product of chemical weathering of silicate minerals, such as feldspars. Clays are silicate minerals.
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What mineral is formed by the weathering of feldspar and other silicate minerals and is the principle mineral in clay and shale?
Kaolinite/Kaolin.
How can you recognize a silicate mineral from its chemical formula?
A silicate mineral contains silicon (Si) and oxygen (O) which will be shown in the formula.
What type of weathering that does not change the mineral composition of a rock?
Chemical Weathering
Is jasper a silicate mineral or a non-silicate mineral?
It's silicate.
Definition of nonsilicate mineral?
A mineral that does not contain the silica tetrahedron is a non-silicate mineral.
Minerals resistant to chemical weathering?
Quartz is a mineral that is highly resistant to chemical weathering. Marble is a mineral that is more susceptible to chemical weathering.
What mineral is formed by the weathering of feldspar and other silicate minerals and is the principle mineral in clay and shale?
Kaolinite/Kaolin.
How can you recognize a silicate mineral from its chemical formula?
A silicate mineral contains silicon (Si) and oxygen (O) which will be shown in the formula.
What is a non silicate mineral Please be specific I really hope you guys and gals can find the answer. Questions?
A non silicate mineral is one that does not contain the combination of silicon and oxygen in the chemical formula of the mineral. The mineral pyrite is a non silicate with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron and sulfur).
What type of weathering that does not change the mineral composition of a rock?
Chemical Weathering
What kind of weathering causes mineral composition of rocks to change?
Chemical weathering
What kinds of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?
Chemical weathering
What kind of weathering causes mineral composition of rock to change?
Chemical weathering
What mineral group forms by the breakdown and weathering of rock forming silicate minerals and are important constituents of soils?
Clays
This metal is formed by the weathering of feldspar and other silicate minerals and is the principle mineral in clay and shale?
Kaolinite/Kaolin
Is jasper a silicate mineral or a non-silicate mineral?
It's silicate.
Is ice a silicate or a non-silicate mineral?
It is a nonsilicate mineral. It is an oxide.
