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• largest & most abundant group containing silicon & oxygen.(CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS)

  Silicate Class
• found in marine environments; high rate of evaporation; include nitrate & borate minerals.(CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS)

  Carbonate Class
• forms in areas w/ high evaporation rates & where salty waters slowly evaporates; sulphates & halides.(CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS)

  Sulphate Class
• contains natural salts; forms in lakes, ponds; include fluorite, halite, sylvite, salamminiac components.(CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS)

  Halide Class
• diverse class; metallic minerals; important & have part in Earth’s magnetic field histories.(CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS)

  Oxide Class
• important metals (copper, lead, silver) & found in electrical wires.(CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS)

  Sulphide Class
• contains minerals w/ phosphorus; important biological matter mineral in teeth, bones.(CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS)

  Phosphate Class
• contains metals & intermetallic elements (copper, gold, silver).(CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS)

  Native Element Class
• formed from solidification of molten rock materials.(CLASSIFICATIONS OF ROCKS)

  Igneous
• combination of different rocks; formed through accumulation, compaction, cementation of sediments.(CLASSIFICATIONS OF ROCKS)

  Sedimentary
• formed from transformation of pre-existing rocks (metamorphosis); changes in physical & chem properties.(CLASSIFICATIONS OF ROCKS)

  Metamorphic