- of
lower valence such as aluminum. Al for Si
substitution is common.
Nesosilicates (from Gr**** νῆσος nēsos 'island'), or orthosilicates, have the orthosilicate...
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aluminate of
beryllium Zircon, a
mineral belonging to the
group of
nesosilicates Prehnite, an
inosilicate of
calcium and
aluminium Tourmaline, a crystalline...
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Zircon (/ˈzɜːrkɒn, -kən/) is a
mineral belonging to the
group of
nesosilicates and is a
source of the
metal zirconium. Its
chemical name is zirconium(IV)...
- a deep blue, reddish-orange, pale green, pink, or purple.
Topaz is a
nesosilicate mineral, and more specifically, an
aluminosilicate mineral. It is one...
- iron
silicate with the
chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4. It is a type of
nesosilicate or orthosilicate. The
primary component of the Earth's
upper mantle,...
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widely in
nature as
silicate minerals,
being the
defining feature of the
nesosilicates. Olivine, a
magnesium or iron(II) orthosilicate, is the most abundant...
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categorized as
vitreous (gl****-like) or
resinous (amber-like).
Garnets are
nesosilicates having the
general formula X3Y2(SiO 4)3. The X site is
usually occupied...
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sphene (from
Ancient Gr**** σφηνώ (sphēnṓ) 'wedge'), is a
calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral, CaTiSiO5.
Trace impurities of iron and
aluminium are typically...
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Staurolite is a
reddish brown to black,
mostly opaque,
nesosilicate mineral with a
white streak. It
crystallizes in the
monoclinic crystal system, has...
- Serpentinite – Rock
formed by
transformation of
olivine Sillimanite –
Nesosilicate mineral Warr, L. N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC
approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical...
