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    Calcite is a rock-forming mineral with the chemical formula CaCO3. It is commonly used to make limestone and marble, which are then used in high-end structures and floor/wall tiles. Calcite has many uses including in construction materials, abrasives, agriculture, construction aggregates, pigments, and pharmaceuticals. Clay minerals are excellent clarifiers and for absorption/adsorption. They are widely used in industries like paper, paint, petroleum, ceramics, cement, adhesives, asphalt, and food/healthcare due to their versatility, low cost and abundance. Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral made of silicon dioxide that is linked in a continuous silicon-oxygen framework

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    Calcite is a rock-forming mineral with the chemical formula CaCO3. It is commonly used to make limestone and marble, which are then used in high-end structures and floor/wall tiles. Calcite has many uses including in construction materials, abrasives, agriculture, construction aggregates, pigments, and pharmaceuticals. Clay minerals are excellent clarifiers and for absorption/adsorption. They are widely used in industries like paper, paint, petroleum, ceramics, cement, adhesives, asphalt, and food/healthcare due to their versatility, low cost and abundance. Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral made of silicon dioxide that is linked in a continuous silicon-oxygen framework

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    CE301 - GEOLOGY

    DISCUSSION

    Uses of Rock-Forming Minerals

    From the list of common rock-forming minerals below, choose (1) one and give at least
    (1) one use of the mineral.

    1. QUARTZ

    is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide). The atoms are linked
    in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being
    shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical formula of SiO2.

    2. CALCITE

    is a rock forming mineral with a chemical formula of CaCO3. Calcite can be turned into
    limestone and marble; this is used in high end structures. Marbles can be turned into
    floor tiles and wall tiles but some of the middle class houses right now, they use marble
    tiles in the restroom and in the kitchen especially in the sink and bar bay or kitchen
    island. This can be used in construction material, abrasive, agricultural soil treatment,
    construction aggregate, pigment, pharmaceutical and more. It has more uses than
    almost any other mineral. Some geologists consider it to be a "ubiquitous mineral" - one
    that is found everywhere.

    3. CLAY MINERALS

    are excellent as clarifiers, absorption and adsorption materials. They are used in many
    industrial applications such as paper, paint, petroleum, ceramic, cement, adhesive,
    asphalt, and food and health-care industry due to their versatility, abundance, and low
    cost.

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