2020 · Q26
Which one of the following minerals is not a naturally occurring silicate?
general-sciencechemistry
- AFeldspar
- BZeolite
- CMica
- DBauxite
Explanation
Feldspar, zeolite and mica are all aluminosilicate framework minerals — naturally occurring silicates. Bauxite, the principal aluminium ore, consists of aluminium hydroxides and oxides (gibbsite, boehmite) with no silicate structure, so it is not a naturally occurring silicate.