Silicate Minerals and Bowen's Reaction Series (C2- V2)

Silicate vs. non-silicate minerals @1:35
Bonding and silicate structures @ 4:30
Bowen's reaction series @13:15
Fractional Crystallization @16:55

[@tubomanic]

Fantastic explanation. Finally grasped the Bowen series thanks to you.

[@duhduhvesta]

This was one of the best videos i have every watched on this. I have been struggling to get it and you did an awesome job. Thank you

[@jaapongeveer6203]

I could never figure out how or why a SiO4 tetrahedron would go from isolated tetrahedrons to singe chain and double chain formations. I have never seen any Bowens Reaction Series videos that addressed that. This should be top of the list on any search. Thank you.

[@J1hn1]

So simply and so good! After 2 years in geology studies i finally get this so well

[@jeffaxel181]

Wish I had this sort of thing to watch back when I was in school in the 90s!

[@9zreed]

Excellent resource, thank you.

[@aidapapikyan1609]

Greatly explained! Thank you.

[@Ty_Mathieson]

Great video, thanks.

[@youcankillgod]

Awesome video hope you continue

[@BadPete81]

Helpful video. Thanks!

[@MrKapeji]

So the two Spodumene dikes, were they magma or hydrothermal when intruded?

[@geoffgeoff143]

Very good presentation but the overactive cursor gets very distracting

[@nikilvishak7801]

awesome!!!!

[@tinhthehoc]

look like you forgot Phosphates minerals and Borates family, maybe Organic minerals to your list at 4:10

[@thebestofallworlds187]

so quartz are ionically bonded? what would be the covalently bonded name for SiO2?

[@rogerpalmer4854]

Quartz is a network of covalent bonds between all silicate tetrahedra in 3 dimensions. All other silicate rocks have an ionic bond between either individual tetrahedran at the top of the series to single chain of tetrahedra, to double chain then plain bonded silicates.

[@fuzzzeballs]

you are all over the place

[@middleburyenvironmentalgeo8552]

you don't know the half of it...

[@jaapongeveer6203]

I disagree, works for me!