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Prepare a mind map about types of Minerals and the various products. |
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Answer» This is the activity you have to do on your own. Though types of minerals are:Native elements. eg. Gold, Silver, Mercury, graphite, diamond.Oxides. eg corundum (incl. sapphire), hematite, spinel.Hydroxides. eg. Goethite, brucite.Sulfides. eg. Pyrite, galena, sphalerite.Sulfates. eg. Baryte, gypsum.Carbonates. eg. Calcite, magnesite, dolomite.Phosphates. eg. Apatite, monazite.Halides. eg. Fluorite, halite (rock salt).Silicates (most common)Orthosilicates. eg. Garnet, olivine.Ring silicates. eg. Tourmaline, beryl.Chain silicates. eg. Pyroxenes, amphiboles.Sheet silicates. eg. Muscovite mica, biotite mica, clay mineralsFramework silicates. eg. Quartz, feldspars, zeolites |
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