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What is the most abundant carbonate mineral?

Quartz

Dolomite

Feldspar

Calcite (correct)

What mineral is formed from the carbonate anion and one or more cations?

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Calcite (correct)

Halite

Gypsum

Which mineral is commonly found in limestone and marble?

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Calcite (correct)

Halite

Gypsum

What type of environment is conducive to the formation of vast amounts of limestone?

Marine environment (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most abundant element by weight in the earth's crust?

Oxygen (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of minerals lack silicon and are of great importance?

Non-silicate minerals (A) Signup and view all the answers

What mineral is composed of the sulfate anion and one or more cations?

Gypsum (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are stalagmites and stalactites primarily composed of?

Calcium carbonate (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of gypsum?

To make wallboard for construction (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the molecular formula for halite?

Sodium chloride (NaCl) (C) Signup and view all the answers

How is stony coral formed?

From calcium carbonate produced by resident organisms of the coral reef (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of mineral is halite?

Halide (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for the existence of huge beds of halite and gypsum in the floor of the Mediterranean Sea?

Relatively dry conditions in the past (A) Signup and view all the answers

What happens when 65% of sea water evaporates?

Gypsum forms and settles out of solution (C) Signup and view all the answers

What mineral would you expect to encounter first when drilling into the seabed of the Mediterranean Sea?

Halite (B) Signup and view all the answers

Non-Silicate Minerals Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is the most abundant carbonate mineral?

What mineral is formed from the carbonate anion and one or more cations?

Which mineral is commonly found in limestone and marble?

What type of environment is conducive to the formation of vast amounts of limestone?

What is the most abundant element by weight in the earth's crust?

Which type of minerals lack silicon and are of great importance?

What mineral is composed of the sulfate anion and one or more cations?

What are stalagmites and stalactites primarily composed of?

What is the primary use of gypsum?

What is the molecular formula for halite?

How is stony coral formed?

What type of mineral is halite?

What is the primary reason for the existence of huge beds of halite and gypsum in the floor of the Mediterranean Sea?

What happens when 65% of sea water evaporates?

What mineral would you expect to encounter first when drilling into the seabed of the Mediterranean Sea?

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