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What percentage of Earth's crust is composed of silicate minerals?
What percentage of Earth's crust is composed of silicate minerals?
Which minerals are included in the silicate group?
Which minerals are included in the silicate group?
What is the basic building block of all silicate minerals?
What is the basic building block of all silicate minerals?
How do silicate minerals form?
How do silicate minerals form?
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What type of minerals are produced from magma low in silica?
What type of minerals are produced from magma low in silica?
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What are the essential characteristics of minerals?
What are the essential characteristics of minerals?
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What are the two main elements that make up Earth's crust?
What are the two main elements that make up Earth's crust?
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Which type of silicate mineral has isolated silica tetrahedra bonded to cations like forsterite and tephroite?
Which type of silicate mineral has isolated silica tetrahedra bonded to cations like forsterite and tephroite?
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Which type of silicate mineral forms rings with shared oxygen atoms, leading to high hardness and luster?
Which type of silicate mineral forms rings with shared oxygen atoms, leading to high hardness and luster?
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Which type of silicate mineral can be single or double chain formations, with two oxygen atoms shared between tetrahedra?
Which type of silicate mineral can be single or double chain formations, with two oxygen atoms shared between tetrahedra?
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Which mineral, found in metamorphic and igneous rocks, has high silica content and is composed of silicates combined with metals like magnesium and iron?
Which mineral, found in metamorphic and igneous rocks, has high silica content and is composed of silicates combined with metals like magnesium and iron?
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Which type of silicate mineral has a complex three-dimensional structure with interconnected tetrahedra, exemplified by feldspar?
Which type of silicate mineral has a complex three-dimensional structure with interconnected tetrahedra, exemplified by feldspar?
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Which mineral, the second most abundant in Earth's crust, is formed from slowly cooling magma and consists of oxygen and silicon?
Which mineral, the second most abundant in Earth's crust, is formed from slowly cooling magma and consists of oxygen and silicon?
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Which type of silicate mineral has sheet-like structures formed by linked rings of tetrahedra, as seen in minerals like talc?
Which type of silicate mineral has sheet-like structures formed by linked rings of tetrahedra, as seen in minerals like talc?
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Which mineral, comprising more than half of Earth's crust, contains alumina and silica?
Which mineral, comprising more than half of Earth's crust, contains alumina and silica?
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Study Notes
Silicate Minerals: Classification and Examples
- Silica tetrahedron is a four-sided molecule with one silicon atom and four oxygen atoms arranged in a tetrahedral structure
- Silicate minerals are categorized based on the bonding of silica tetrahedra to each other and to other elements
- Nesosilicates, also known as orthosilicates, have isolated silica tetrahedra bonded to cations like forsterite and tephroite
- Sorosilicates are formed when two tetrahedra are linked by one oxygen atom, as seen in hemimorphite
- Cyclosilicates form rings with shared oxygen atoms, leading to high hardness and luster, exemplified by cyclosilicate minerals
- Inosilicates can be single or double chain formations, with two oxygen atoms shared between tetrahedra
- Phyllosilicates have sheet-like structures formed by linked rings of tetrahedra, as seen in minerals like talc
- Tectosilicates, such as feldspar, have a complex three-dimensional structure with interconnected tetrahedra
- Quartz, the second most abundant mineral in Earth's crust, is formed from slowly cooling magma and consists of oxygen and silicon
- Feldspar minerals, comprising more than half of Earth's crust, contain alumina and silica
- Mica minerals have a two-dimensional sheet structure and perfect basal cleavage, exemplified by minerals like galena
- Amphibole minerals, found in metamorphic and igneous rocks, have high silica content and are composed of silicates combined with metals like magnesium and iron
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Test your knowledge of silicate minerals with this quiz on their classification and examples. Learn about nesosilicates, cyclosilicates, phyllosilicates, tectosilicates, and more, and discover notable minerals like forsterite, hemimorphite, talc, quartz, feldspar, and mica.
