Cyclosilicates
The most abundant rock-forming minerals in the crust of the Earth are the silicates. They are formed primarily of silicon and oxygen, together with various metals. The fundamental unit ...
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Inosilicates
The most abundant rock-forming minerals in the crust of the earth are the silicates. They are formed primarily of silicon and oxygen, together with various metals. The fundamental unit of...
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Nesosilicates
The most abundant rock-forming minerals in the crust of the earth are the silicates. They are formed primarily of silicon and oxygen, together with various metals. The fundamental unit o...
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Phyllosilicates
Phyllosilicates are a group of minerals that are fundamentally composed of extended flat sheets of linked silicon-oxygen tetrahedra. Included in the phyllosilicate family are micas and...
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Sorosilicates
The most abundant rock-forming minerals in the crust of the earth are the silicates. They are formed primarily of silicon and oxygen, together with various metals. The fundamental unit o...
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Tectosilicates
The most abundant rock-forming minerals in the crust of Earth are the silicates. They are formed primarily of silicon and oxygen, together with various metals. The fundamental unit of t...
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Cyclosilicates
Tectosilicates