Calculate the percentage composition, by weight, in terms of the constituent oxides of the following minerals....

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Calculate the percentage composition, by weight, in terms of theconstituent oxides of the following minerals. Constituent oxidesare SiO2, Al2O3, TiO2, FeO, MgO, Na2O, K2O, CaO, H2O, etc. Also,write a balanced chemical equation for each mineral.

a. Ilmenite {FeTiO3}

b. Muscovite {KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2}

c. Plagioclase feldspar (albite) {NaAlSi3O8}

d. Magnetite {Fe3O4}

e. Olivine {(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 - assume equal proportions of Mg andFe}

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