OverviewThe Metal Oxide Group of minerals includes some important metal ores and some rare minerals. Rutile and Cassiterite are the most important ores of titanium and tin respectively. Pyrolusite is an important ore of manganese.
Other members of the group are much more scarce. Members of the group have the general formula MO2. The M can be any of several metal ions and the O2 is two parts oxygen. The more common members have lead, titanium, tin, and manganese, but germanium, silicon and tellurium also are found in the minerals of this group. IMAGES OF THE METAL OXIDES
cassiteriteCassiterite is a tin oxide
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ALPHABETICAL LIST
CRYSTALS A - C CRYSTALS D - F CRYSTALS G - I CRYSTALS J - L CRYSTALS M - O CRYSTALS P - R CRYSTALS S - U CRYSTALS V - Z |
