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Katarina [22]
3 years ago
5

Most minerals on Earth's surface contain which of the following​

Chemistry
1 answer:
Hitman42 [59]3 years ago
3 0

B:Oxygen and silicon

Explanation:

Most minerals on the earth's surface contains oxygen and silicon. Silicon and oxygen are the most abundant elements we find in the rock minerals on the earth surface.

  • Silicon and oxygen forms the SiO₄⁻ tetrahedron through which several minerals are formed.
  • These minerals built on the network of the tetrahedron are referred to as silicates.
  • Several silicate minerals are known:
  1. Quartz
  2. Feldspars
  3. Olivine
  4. Biotite
  5. Pyroxene

Learn more:

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