Mineral Groups

What elements are in silicate minerals?

• water

• carbon and hydrogen

• organic and inorganic

• silicon and oxygen

If the mineral's chemical formula is BaSO₄ which mineral group is the mineral in?

• silicates

• carbonates

• halides

• sulfates

The mineral's chemical formula consists of a metal combined with a nonmetal to make a salt.

• silicates

• carbonates

• sulfides

• halides

What mineral groups is the most common (96% of all minerals).

• silicates

• carbonates

• oxides

• halides

What elements are in sulfides?

• metals

• nonmetals

• sulfur and a metal

• sulfur and oxygen

If the mineral's chemical formula is PbS (Lead sulfide) , what mineral group is it in?

• sulfides

• sulfates

• halides

• carbonates

What elements are in sulfates?

• nonmetals

• metals

• sulfur and a metal

• SO₄ and metal

What elements are in oxides?

• only oxygen

• oxygen and a metal

• metals

• nonmetals

If the mineral's chemical formula is CaCO₃, what group is the mineral in?

• silicates

• carbonates

• sulfates

• oxides

What elements are in carbonates?

• only carbon

• CO₃ and metals

• metals

• nonmetals