Silicon- Oxygen Tetrahedra Can Form as Independent Tetrahedra, Single Chains

question 29

Multiple Choice

Silicon- oxygen tetrahedra can form as independent tetrahedra, single chains, double chains, sheets, and frameworks. A list of the minerals corresponding to these, in order, are:

• A) pyroxene, mica, quartz, amphibole, olivine.
• B) olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, mica, quartz.
• C) olivine, quartz, mica, feldspar, amphibole.
• D) quartz, feldspar, olivine, amphibole, mica.

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