Yes, sardonyx is a form of chalcedony, which is a type of silica mineral. This makes sardonyx a silicate mineral due to its composition of silicon and oxygen atoms.
Lithium is a non-silicate mineral. It is typically found in minerals such as spodumene, lepidolite, and petalite, which belong to the silicate mineral group.
Cinnabar is a non-silicate. It is mercury(II) sulfide HgS.
no it is actually a non-silicate. :D
silicate and non silicate minerals
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Yes, sardonyx is a form of chalcedony, which is a type of silica mineral. This makes sardonyx a silicate mineral due to its composition of silicon and oxygen atoms.
Flourite is a non-silicate
Agate is a variety of silicon dioxide (SiO2); it is not a silicate.
Lithium is a non-silicate mineral. It is typically found in minerals such as spodumene, lepidolite, and petalite, which belong to the silicate mineral group.
Gold is an element and as it does not contain any silicon it is therefore a non silicate.
Pyrite is a non-silicate mineral. It is a sulfide mineral composed of iron and sulfur, not containing silicon and oxygen as found in silicate minerals.
It is a non-silicate. Its chemical formula is CaF2.
Antimony is an element, so it is neither silicate nor non-silicate
sylicate
Chrysolite is a silicate mineral. It is a type of magnesium-rich olivine silicate mineral commonly found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
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.