Table 1: Mineral Chemical Groups and Formulae for Rock ...
Oxides Hematite Fe 2 O 3 anion = O Magnetite Fe 3 O 4 2Corundum Al 2 O 3 Limonite FeO•OH Bauxite AlO•(OH) Silicates Quartz SiO 2 anion = Si x O y Opal SiO 2 •H 2 O Orthoclase, Microcline, Sanadine KAlSi 3 O 8 CaPlagioclase CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 NaPlagioclase NaAlSi 3 O 8 Muscovite KAl 3 Si 3 O 10 (OH) 2 Biotite K(Mg,Fe) 3 AlSi 3 O 10