What makes native elements different from other non-silicate minerals?
native elements contain silicon compounds.
native elements are composed of only one element.
native elements contain sulfur compounds.
native elements contain oxygen compounds.

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Minerals that do not contain compounds of silicon and oxygen are called nonsilicate minerals. Some of these minerals are made of elements such as carbon, oxygen, fluorine, and sulfur. Fluorite Galena Gypsum Corundum Native elements are minerals that are made of only one element. ... Calcite is a carbonate mineral.

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i am going to guess that it is co2.

the backbone of the dna and rna compound is sugar phosphate.