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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

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