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Which non silicate mineral has carbonate as a negatively charged complex ion?

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Answer is: calcite and dolomite.
Non-silicate mineral is mineral that does not hold the silica tetrahedron. Carbonate anion is CO₃²⁻.
Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃).
Dolomite is an carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate (CaMg(CO₃)₂).
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