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Silicate minerals make up 30% of all minerals, and they are minerals which contain both siliconm and oxygen.
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Does the smallest group of rock forming minerals consist of silicates?
No. Silicates are the largest group of rock forming minerals.
What is rhyolitic composition?
It contains about 70% Silica(SiO2)Added:Rhyolite, a gost town town in South-Nevada, is named for rhyolite, an igneous rock composed of light-colored silicates, usually buff to pink and occasionally light gray. It belongs to the same rock class, felsic, as granite but is much less common.
Is hornblend a mineral?
Yes it is. Hornblende under chain silicates group. Diagram below shows which group and sub-groups it belongs to:CHAIN SILICATES1. Pyroxenes2. AmphibolesHornblende (is here)OxyhornblendeEtc.3. Pyroxenoids4. Other Chain Silicates
What are mineral salts proper name?
They can be silicates or vanadates, nitrates or chlorides, carbonates or arsenides etc.
What mineral family is talc a part of?
Talc is one of a family of insoluble mineral magnesium silicates.
What is the mineral composition of syenite?
silicates
What is the formula of ash?
Generally ash is a mixture of oxides and silicates; the composition depends on the burned material.
What is a garnet composition?
Garnets are double silicates of (Ca, Mg, Mn or Fe2) and (Al, Fe3 or Cr).
What is the difference in silicates such as asbestos mica and quartz?
The difference is in their chemical composition and crystal structure which gives them different properties.
What is composition of clay?
Clays are hydrous aluminum silicates with trace amounts of other elements like calcium, iron, and magnesium.
Does rhyolite have a more mafic composition than basalt?
Rhyolite is not a mafic rock, but a felsic rock, high in silicates, and similar to granite in composition.
What are the three groupings of minerals?
Minerals are grouped by their chemical composition. There are more than 3 groups of minerals including. Silicates, oxides, sulfates, sulfides, carbonates, native elements, and halides are all major mineral groups. Silicates are definitely at the top of the list.
What has the author I A Voinovitch written?
I. A. Voinovitch has written: 'L' analyse des silicates' -- subject(s): Silicates 'The analysis of silicates' -- subject(s): Silicates
What are the two major mineral grouped?
Silicates and non-silicates.
What are some minerals in silicates?
silicates are minerals so perhaps you mean what elements are in silicates? , OR are you asking what are some silicate minerals?
What is the difference ferromagnesian and non-ferromagnesian silicates?
Ferromagnesian Silicates - silicates with iron and/or magnesium in their structure. Most ferromagnesium minerals are dark-colored and more dense than the non-ferromagnesian silicates.
How do sheet silicates differ from framework silicates?
it has 3 oxygen Adams
