Question

define the two groups of minerals with an example from each group.​

Answer 1

Answer:

All minerals, however, can be classified into two main groups—silicate minerals and nonsilicate minerals—based on the chemical compositions of the minerals.

Examples. Common examples of silicate minerals include quartz, olivines and garnet minerals. Quartz is especially common; sand, for example, is composed primarily of quartz. One abundant non-silicate mineral is pyrite, or "fool's gold," a compound of iron and sulfur well known for its deceptive metallic luster.