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?

• 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 Ag₂S, what mineral group is it in?

• sulfides

• sulfates

• halides

• carbonates

What elements are in sulfates?

• nonmetals
• metals
• sulfur and a metal
• sulfur, oxygen and a 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
• carbon, oxygen and metals
• metals
• nonmetals