Sci Chp 6 #6: Non-silicate Minerals

What is a non-silicate mineral?

• Oxides
• Phosphates
• Sulfates
• Minerals that do not contain silicon

What is another name for halite?

• salty rock
• table salt

• mineral salt
• stone salt

What were limestone deposits in Kansas made from?

• Volcanic eruptions
• Meteorite impacts
• Sediments

• Glacial movements

What is the non-silicate mineral that comprises the bulk of limestone?

1. 
   

• calcium carbonate

• gypsum
• feldspar
• quartzite

Which of the following is NOT a non-silicate mineral?

• 1. Halite

• 1. Sodium chloride

• Mica
• 1. Calcium sulfate