Minerology Final Exam Reveiw

Basic Chemical Formula for Sorosilicates

• SiO4

• Si2O7

• Si6O18

• SiO8

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Inosilicates have ____ shaped structure

Cyclosilicates have a _____ shaped structure

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Phyllosilicates have a ____ shaped structure

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which minerals are Nesosilicates

• Staurolite

• Enstatite

• Zircon

• Kyanite

Tartan Twinning is found in

• Tigers Eye

• Muscovite

• Quartz

• Microcline

The linking of tetrahedra that creates a variety of structures​ (1 answer)

Which minerals are phyllosilicates?

• Talc

• Illmenite

• Biotite

• Vesuvianite

Pyroxenes have a ______ chain structure

Amphiboles have a _____ chain structure