Category talk:Silicate minerals

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I disagree with your inclusion of quartz as a silicate mineral. Quartz is an oxide. It is a SILICA mineral, but not a SILICATE mineral.

Depends on whose classification you use, Dana or Strunz. I generally use Dana, but agree that quartz and the quartz varieties categ. should be listed under both oxide and silicate categories. -Vsmith 16:56, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Done. Vsmith 17:02, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)