aluminum and potassium
Aluminum, Oxygen, Potassium, Silicon.
Sheetlike
Muscovite is a silicate mineral.
sheet silicate
yes
The grouping of silicate and non-silicate minerals is based on whether they contain silicon and oxygen. Silicate minerals are divided into smaller groups based on their structure. Non-silicate minerals are didvided into smaller groups based on their composition.
double chains
Muscovite is a silicate mineral.
Muscovite is a sheet silicate
Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride.
Quartz, Feldspar, Muscovite, Biotite are among most common silicate minerals.
Mica or silicate
They are most likely muscovite or biotite mica.
Mica is a group of sheet silicate minerals (e.x of micas : Biotite, muscovite)
Both are platy, silicate, mica group minerals with perfect cleavage in one direction.
A sheet like silicate structure is known as a phyllosilicate.
sheet silicate
yes
Celestine is not a silicate, it is a sulfate!