2. Silicate Mineral Structure (10pts Total, in two parts): (…
2. Silicate Mineral Structure (10pts Total, in two parts): (Part 2 of 3) Some rock forming silicate minerals have the Silica tetrahedra polymerized into triple chains as shown below. The blue box shows the smallest repeating unit cell of the triple chain structure. 2B) (8pts): Determine the Si:O ratio for a triple chain silicate fill in the blanks below. Si : O (numbers only and no simplification). See Following question 2B for follow up on this question.