- – (Fe,Mg,Mn)2Al4Si2O10(OH)4
Mullite (aka Porcelainite) – Al6Si2O13
Sorosilicates (from Gr**** σωρός sōros 'heap, mound') have
isolated pyrosilicate anions...
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linking of polyhedra, thus
tetrahedra share no corners.
Disilicates (or
sorosilicates) Have two
tetrahedra sharing one
oxygen atom.
Inosilicates are chain...
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Epidote is a
calcium aluminium iron
sorosilicate mineral. Well
developed crystals of epidote, Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH),
crystallizing in the monoclinic...
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Zunyite is a
sorosilicate mineral, Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl,
composed of aluminium, silicon, hydrogen, chlorine, oxygen, and fluorine.
Zunyite occurs in highly...
- amphiboles)
Other non
monomeric minerals Unclassified silicates (IDs 9.H)
Sorosilicates (IDs 9.B, e.g.
epidote and
seidozerite supergroups) Polymeric, isolated...
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violet variety of the
mineral zoisite (a
calcium aluminium hydroxyl sorosilicate),
caused by
small amounts of vanadium.
Tanzanite belongs to the epidote...
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Pseudobrookite Pseudomalachite Pseudowollastonite Pumpellyite (group of
sorosilicates)
Purpurite Putnisite Pyrargyrite Pyrite Pyrochlore (mineral group) Pyrolusite...
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Epidotes are a
group of
sorosilicate minerals that are
common in
igneous and
metamorphic rocks. Clinozoisite, (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Epidote...
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Allanite (also
called orthite) is a
sorosilicate group of
minerals within the
broader epidote group that
contain a
significant amount of rare-earth elements...
- rocks. The Dana
classification of
minerals categorizes danburite as a
sorosilicate,
while the
Strunz classification scheme lists it as a tectosilicate;...
