The Building Block of Silicate Minerals Is the

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Multiple Choice

The building block of silicate minerals is the

• A) linear SiO unit.
• B) the bent SiO₂ unit.
• C) trigonal-bipyramidal SiO₅ unit.
• D) tetrahedral SiO₄ unit.
• E) the linear SiO₂ unit.

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