Try these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldspar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mica
2007-03-16 01:46:14
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answer #1
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answered by Don E 4
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There are different types of feldspar, all of which will contain some Aluminum, some Silicon, and a bunch of Oxygen atoms. Sometimes the AlSiO is bonded with K (potassium-feldspars), sometimes with Na, and sometimes with Ca --- there are different forms of all of these... But the important elements that will make up a feldspar are K, Al, Si, and O, or Na, Al, Si, and O, or Ca, Al, Si, and O.
Pure quartz is made up of Si and O - different impurities create many different kinds of quartz.
Mica is like feldspar in that it comes in many different forms. O is always present in micas, and Si is usually present, but otherwise you have a long list of different elements that can make up the rest of the mineral. Common forms of mica include Muscovite and Biotite. Since I don't know the exact chemical composition of these I'll link the wikipedia section on those two minerals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotite
2007-03-16 04:49:25
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answer #2
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answered by brooks b 4
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Basically all the three minerals will have different proportions of silicate(SiO2) compounds.
Quartz is pure sio2
Feldspar could contain a range of elements in K to Ca series along with sio2
Mica could contain a range of elements ranging from K,Ca, Fe, Mg along with sio2
2007-03-16 05:39:10
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answer #4
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answered by anusen1970 2
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