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Nearly ______ minerals have been named |
what is 4000? |
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________ is the most important mineral group |
What is silicates? |
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Very abundant due to a large percent of silicon and oxygen in Earth’s crust |
what is silicates |
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It is a fundamental building block with four oxygen ions surrounding a much smaller silicon ion |
what is Silicon-oxygen tetrahedron |
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It is the most common mineral group |
What is feldspar?
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Only common silicate composed entirely of oxygen and silicon |
What is quartz?
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These are Important nonsilicate minerals (3)
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What is carbonates? What is halite? What is gypsum?
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