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Zinnwaldite series – KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Phyllosilicate, mica group,
muscovite (red: Si, blue: O)
Phyllosilicate,
single net of
tetrahedra with 4-membered...
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Antigorite is a lamellated,
monoclinic mineral in the
phyllosilicate serpentine subgroup with the
ideal chemical formula of (Mg,Fe2+)3Si2O5(OH)4. It is...
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Montmorillonite is a very soft
phyllosilicate group of
minerals that form when they
precipitate from
water solution as
microscopic crystals,
known as clay...
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subgroup (part of the kaolinite-serpentine
group in the
category of
phyllosilicates) are greenish, brownish, or
spotted minerals commonly found in serpentinite...
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Palygorskite (Russian: Палыгорскит) or
attapulgite is a
magnesium aluminium phyllosilicate with the
chemical formula (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4(H2O) that
occurs in a...
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Kaolinite is a soft, earthy,
usually white,
mineral (dioctahedral
phyllosilicate clay),
produced by the
chemical weathering of
aluminium silicate minerals...
- (also
known as
common mica, isingl****, or
potash mica) is a
hydrated phyllosilicate mineral of
aluminium and pot****ium with
formula KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2...
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higher index scratches those below it. The
scale ranges from talc, a
phyllosilicate, to diamond, a
carbon polymorph that is the
hardest natural material...
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Vermiculite is a
hydrous phyllosilicate mineral which undergoes significant expansion when heated.
Exfoliation occurs when the
mineral is
heated sufficiently;...
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Biotite is a
common group of
phyllosilicate minerals within the mica group, with the
approximate chemical formula K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2. It is primarily...
