Many non-silicate minerals are economically important and provide metallic resources such as copper, lead, and iron.

Is copper a silicate mineral?

Copper silicate may refer to any silicate of copper generally; more specifically: Minerals. Gilalite, a copper silicate mineral with chemical composition of Cu₅Si₆O₁₇·7(H₂O).

Which of these is a silicate mineral?

The vast majority of the minerals that make up the rocks of Earth's crust are silicate minerals. These include minerals such as quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole, pyroxene, olivine, and a great variety of clay minerals.