Minerals
🔮Silicate Minerals
Silicates
~1,500 species
The largest and most important group of minerals, making up about 90% of Earth's crust. All built from silicon-oxygen tetrahedra arranged in different patterns.
Source: Wikipedia💡Nearly every rock you pick up is mostly silicate minerals.
77 minerals
🪨 olivine💎 peridot🪨 forsterite💎 garnet💎 almandine💎 pyrope💎 grossular💎 zircon💎 topaz🪨 andalusite🪨 sillimanite🪨 kyanite🪨 staurolite🪨 titanite🪨 epidote🪨 zoisite💎 tanzanite🪨 hemimorphite💎 beryl💎 emerald💎 aquamarine💎 morganite💎 heliodor💎 tourmaline💎 elbaite⬛ schorl💎 cordierite🪨 augite🪨 diopside💎 jadeite🪨 spodumene🪨 enstatite🪨 hornblende🪨 actinolite🪨 tremolite💎 nephrite🪨 wollastonite🔴 rhodonite🪨 muscovite🪨 biotite🪨 lepidolite🪨 phlogopite🪨 serpentine🟢 chrysotile🪨 kaolinite🪨 montmorillonite🪨 talc🪨 chlorite🪨 prehnite🔮 quartz💎 amethyst💎 citrine💎 rose quartz💎 smoky quartz🪨 chalcedony💎 agate💎 onyx💎 carnelian🪨 jasper🪨 flint
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