Carbonates, Silicates and Oxides

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

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 (Silver Sulfide), what mineral group is it in? 

• sulfides
• sulfates
• halides
• carbonates

What elements are in sulfates?

• nonmetals

• metals

• sulfur and a metal

• sulfur, oxygen and metals

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

If the mineral's chemical formula is Cu₂O (Copper Oxide), what mineral group is the mineral in?

• oxides
• halides
• carbonates
• silicates

If the mineral's chemical formulas BeAlSiO₄OH, what mineral group is it in? 

• silicates
• oxides
• carbonates
• sulfates