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seven major groups according to the
structure of
their silicate anion:
Tectosilicates can only have
additional cations if some of the
silicon is replaced...
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feldspathoids are a
group of
tectosilicate minerals which resemble feldspars but have a
different structure and much
lower silica content. They occur...
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structural materials, catalysts, and reagents.
Feldspar is a
common tectosilicate aluminosilicate mineral made of pot****ium, sodium, and
calcium cations...
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containing pot****ium:
Orthoclase (endmember
formula KAlSi3O8), an
important tectosilicate mineral that
forms igneous rock Microcline,
chemically the same as orthoclase...
- group, silica-undersaturated and
composed of pot****ium and
aluminium tectosilicate KAlSi2O6.
Crystals have the form of
cubic icositetrahedra but, as first...
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orthoclase feldspar (endmember
formula KAlSi3O8), is an
important tectosilicate mineral which forms igneous rock. The name is from the
Ancient Gr****...
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Stilbite is the name of a
series of
tectosilicate minerals of the
zeolite group.
Prior to 1997,
stilbite was
recognized as a
mineral species, but a reclassification...
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Chabazite (UK: /ˈkæbəzaɪt/) is a
tectosilicate mineral of the
zeolite group,
closely related to gmelinite, with the
chemical formula (Ca,K 2,Na 2,Mg)Al...
- FEL(D)-spar;
sometimes spelled felspar) is a
group of rock-forming
aluminium tectosilicate minerals, also
containing other cations such as sodium, calcium, pot****ium...
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Sodalite (/ˈsoʊ.dəˌlaɪt/ SOH-də-lyte) is a
tectosilicate mineral with the
formula Na 8(Al 6Si 6O 24)Cl 2, with
royal blue
varieties widely used as an...
