Non-Silicate Minerals
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What is the composition of non-silicate minerals?

  • Lacking silicon and oxygen (correct)
  • Lacking silicon and nitrogen
  • Containing silicon and oxygen
  • Containing silicon and nitrogen
  • Why was limestone mined by settlers in Central Kansas?

  • To create tools for mining
  • To build homes in the absence of trees (correct)
  • To extract a valuable metal from it
  • To use as a construction material for roads
  • What is the most abundant carbonate mineral?

  • Marble
  • Calcite (correct)
  • Limestone
  • Dolomite
  • What is the major constituent in limestone and marble?

    <p>Calcite</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What minerals make up the majority of the earth's crust?

    <p>Silicate minerals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CO3-2 represent in carbonates?

    <p>Carbonate anion with a charge of -2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which region was once covered by a great sea, leading to the formation of limestone?

    <p>Central Kansas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary process that forms stalagmites and stalactites?

    <p>Deposition of minerals by water evaporation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What mineral is stony coral primarily composed of?

    <p>Calcium carbonate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of mineral is gypsum?

    <p>Sulfate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main component of halite?

    <p>Sodium chloride</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the evidence of the relatively dry past of the Mediterranean Sea?

    <p>Huge beds of halite and gypsum on the seabed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of mineral would precipitate first when 80% of sea water evaporates?

    <p>Gypsum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is Gypsum, Colorado known for mining gypsum located?

    <p>Near the Rocky Mountains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are stony coral and limestone structures formed?

    <p>From evaporation of sea water</p> Signup and view all the answers

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