Question

The building block of the silicate minerals is _____.

A. a silicon-oxygen tetrahedron
B. an aluminum-oxygen tetrahedron
C. a silicon-aluminum triangle
D. a silicon-oxygen triangle

Answer 1

The answer for your question is A

Answer 2

The correct answer is A, the basic building block of all silicate minerals is the [SiO4]4− tetrahedron.