What are the big 8 (in abundance order)?
oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium
For oxygen, give: the ionic charge, coordination number, and an example from the big 10 minerals
-2, no coordination, quartz
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What are the big 8 (in abundance order)?
oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium
For oxygen, give: the ionic charge, coordination number, and an example from the big 10 minerals
-2, no coordination, quartz
For silicon, give: the ionic charge, coordination number, and an example from the big 10 minerals
+4, 4, quartz
For aluminum, give: the ionic charge, coordination number, and an example from the big 10 minerals
+3, 4-6, anorthite
For iron, give: the ionic charge, coordination number, and an example from the big 10 minerals
+2 or +3, 4-6, biotite
For magnesium, give: the ionic charge, coordination number, and an example from the big 10 minerals
+2, 6, olivine
For calcium, give: the ionic charge, coordination number, and an example from the big 10 minerals
+2, 6-8, calcite
For sodium, give: the ionic charge, coordination number, and an example from the big 10 minerals
+1, 6-8, albite
For potassium, give: the ionic charge, coordination number, and an example from the big 10 minerals
+1, 8-12, orthoclase