different types of minerals social science
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The two kinds of minerals are: macrominerals and trace minerals. Macro means "large" in Greek (and your body needs larger amounts of macrominerals than trace minerals). The macromineral group is made up of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, and sulfur.
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- Native elements. eg. Gold, Silver, Mercury, graphite, diamond.
- Oxides. eg corundum (incl. sapphire), hematite, spinel.
- Hydroxides. eg. Goethite, brucite.
- Sulfides. eg. Pyrite, galena, sphalerite.
- Sulfates. eg. Baryte, gypsum.
- Carbonates. eg. Calcite, magnesite, dolomite.
- Phosphates. eg. Apatite, monazite.
- Halides. eg. Fluorite, halite (rock salt).
- Silicates (most common)
- Orthosilicates. eg. Garnet, olivine.
- Ring silicates. eg. Tourmaline, beryl.
- Chain silicates. eg. Pyroxenes, amphiboles.
- Sheet silicates. eg. Muscovite mica, biotite mica, clay minerals
- Framework silicates. eg. Quartz, feldspars, zeolites.
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