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A mineral that contains silicon an oxygen is called ?

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  • 25-05-2018
Minerals are crystalline solids that can either be an element or a compound, that were formed through natural process, like: crystallization, volcanic activitiy and movements of tectonic plates. 

When an atom of silicon bonds with four atoms of oxygen, it forms the building blocks of silicate minerals, which is also called a tetrahedron. Quartz and feldspar are the two most common silicate minerals. Emerald, a gem stone which is  a type of Beryl, is also a silicate mineral.



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