- – (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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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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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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formally derived from it, such as
sodium pyrosilicate, are
found in the
sorosilicate minerals. Igarashi, Masayasu; Matsumoto, Tomohiro; Yagahashi, Fujio;...
- as saualpite,
after its type locality, is a
calcium aluminum hydroxy sorosilicate belonging to the
epidote group of minerals. Its
chemical formula is...
- rocks. The Dana
classification of
minerals categorizes danburite as a
sorosilicate,
while the
Strunz classification scheme lists it as a tectosilicate;...
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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...
- the blue is due to
impurities of
copper in a
complex calcium aluminum sorosilicate.
Californite is a name
sometimes used for jade-like vesuvianite, also...
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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...
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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...
