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FRAMEWORK SILICATE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

Any member of a group of compounds with structures that have silicate tetrahedrons (a central silicon atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms at the corners of a tetrahedron) arranged in a three-dimensional lattice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Silicate à tétraèdres en édifice à trois dimensions [...]

OBS

Dans les tectosilicates, les tétraèdres [...] sont soudés les uns aux autres par leurs quatre sommets [...] De ce fait, chaque atome d'oxygène appartient à deux tétraèdres voisins [...]

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