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rhodonite Inosilicate with
cyclic branched 8-periodic chain,
pellyite Phyllosilicates (from Gr**** φύλλον phýllon 'leaf'), or
sheet silicates, form parallel...
- Clay
minerals are
hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates (e.g. kaolin, Al2Si2O5(OH)4),
sometimes with
variable amounts of iron, magnesium,
alkali metals, alkaline...
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whereas double-chain
silicates have two or
three shared corners.
Phyllosilicates Have a
sheet structure which requires three shared oxygens; in the...
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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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Vermiculite is a
hydrous phyllosilicate mineral which undergoes significant expansion when heated.
Exfoliation occurs when the
mineral is
heated sufficiently;...
- a yellow, greenish, or reddish-brown
member of the mica
family of
phyllosilicates. It is also
known as
magnesium mica.
Phlogopite is the
magnesium endmember...
- is a soft,
fibrous silicate mineral in the
serpentine subgroup of
phyllosilicates; as such, it is
distinct from
other asbestiform minerals in the amphibole...
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monoclinic crystals show
micaceous cleavage, a
distinguished property of
phyllosilicates, and fuse with difficulty.
Serpentinite rocks that
consist of mostly...
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highly porous interior, and
suggesting a
composition containing mainly phyllosilicates and
other minerals known from Mars,
point toward an
origin of Phobos...
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older Pre-Noachian and
Lower Noachian units that are rich in
phyllosilicates.
Phyllosilicates require a water-rich,
alkaline environment to form. In 2006...
