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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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A classification of silicate minerals that form parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra with Si2O5 or a 2:5 ratio.  Examples of these sheet silicates include:
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A classification of silicate minerals that form parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra with Si2O5 or a 2:5 ratio.   
  
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- Serpentine group: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Antigorite Antigorite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Chrysotile Chrysotile], Lizardite
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Examples of these sheet silicates include:  
  
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- Clay mineral group: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Halloysite Halloysite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Kaolinite Kaolinite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Illite Illite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Montmorillonite Montmorillonite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Vermiculite Vermiculite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Talc Talc], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Palygorskite Palygorskite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Pyrophyllite Pyrophyllite]  
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* Serpentine group: [[Antigorite|Antigorite]], [[Chrysotile|Chrysotile]], Lizardite
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* Clay mineral group: [[Halloysite|Halloysite]], [[Kaolinite|Kaolinite]], [[Illite|Illite]], [[Montmorillonite|Montmorillonite]], [[Vermiculite|Vermiculite]], [[Talc|Talc]], [[Palygorskite|Palygorskite]], [[Pyrophyllite|Pyrophyllite]]  
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- Mica group: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Biotite Biotite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Muscovite Muscovite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Phlogopite Phlogopite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Lepidolite Lepidolite], Margarite, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Glauconite Glauconite]  
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* Mica group: [[Biotite|Biotite]], [[Muscovite|Muscovite]], [[Phlogopite|Phlogopite]], [[Lepidolite|Lepidolite]], Margarite, [[Glauconite|Glauconite]]  
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* Chlorite group: [[Chlorite|Chlorite]]
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- Chlorite group: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Chlorite Chlorite]
 
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 12:44, 4 August 2022

Description

A classification of silicate minerals that form parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra with Si2O5 or a 2:5 ratio.

Examples of these sheet silicates include:

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