A silicate is any member of a family of polyatomic anions consisting of silicon and oxygen, usually with the general formula [SiO(4-2x)− 4−x] n, where...
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Sodium silicate is a generic name for chemical compounds with the formula Na 2xSi yO 2y+x or (Na 2O) x·(SiO 2) y, such as sodium metasilicate (Na 2SiO...
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Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals made up of silicate groups. They are the largest and most important class of minerals and make up approximately...
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Aluminum silicate (or aluminium silicate) is a name commonly applied to chemical compounds which are derived from aluminium oxide, Al2O3 and silicon dioxide...
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Calcium silicate can refer to several silicates of calcium including: 2CaO·SiO2, larnite (Ca2SiO4) 3CaO·SiO2, alite or (Ca3SiO5) 3CaO·2SiO2, (Ca3Si2O7)...
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Copper silicate may refer to any silicate of copper generally; more specifically: Minerals Apachite, a copper silicate mineral with a general formula...
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Zinc silicate may refer to: Hemimorphite, a zinc sorosilicate Willemite, a zinc neosilicate Sauconite, a zinc phyllosilicate This set index article lists...
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A calc–silicate rock is a rock produced by metasomatic alteration of existing rocks in which calcium silicate minerals such as diopside and wollastonite...
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Lithium silicate may refer to: Lithium metasilicate, an inorganic chemical compound with the formula Li2SiO3, used in calibrating thermocouples Lithium...
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The carbonate–silicate geochemical cycle, also known as the inorganic carbon cycle, describes the long-term transformation of silicate rocks to carbonate...
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Glass (redirect from Silicate glass)
visible light, glasses may be opaque to other wavelengths of light. While silicate glasses are generally opaque to infrared wavelengths with a transmission...
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Synthetic magnesium silicates are white, odorless, finely divided powders formed by the precipitation reaction of water-soluble sodium silicate (water glass)...
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Potassium silicate is the name for a family of inorganic compounds. The most common potassium silicate has the formula K2SiO3, samples of which contain...
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Talc (redirect from Magnesium Silicate)
Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. Talc in powdered form, often combined...
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Beryl (redirect from Beryllium aluminium meta-silicate)
Beryl (/ˈbɛrəl/ BERR-əl) is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2Si6O18. Well-known varieties of beryl include...
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Silicate mineral paints or mineral colors are paint coats with mineral binding agents. Two relevant mineral binders play a role in the field of colors:...
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Sodium aluminosilicate (redirect from Sodium aluminium silicate)
silicoaluminate aluminosilicic acid, sodium salt sodium aluminium silicate aluminum sodium silicate sodium silico aluminate sasil The formation of sodium aluminosilicate...
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Mineral wool (redirect from Silicate cotton)
fluids within a few weeks and are quickly cleared from the lungs. Alumino silicate wool, also known as refractory ceramic fiber (RCF), consists of amorphous...
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Diosmectite (redirect from Magnesium aluminum silicate)
Diosmectite (brand names Smecta, Smecdral) is a natural silicate of aluminium and magnesium used as an intestinal adsorbent in the treatment of several...
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Silicate perovskite is either (Mg,Fe)SiO3 (the magnesium end-member is called bridgmanite) or CaSiO3 (calcium silicate known as davemaoite) when arranged...
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Terrestrial planet (redirect from Silicate planet)
telluric planet, or rocky planet, is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate, rocks or metals. Within the Solar System, the terrestrial planets accepted...
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Tetraethyl orthosilicate (redirect from Ethyl silicate)
Tetraethyl orthosilicate, formally named tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), ethyl silicate is the organic chemical compound with the formula Si(OC2H5)4. TEOS is a...
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Zirconium silicate, also zirconium orthosilicate, ZrSiO4, is a chemical compound, a silicate of zirconium. It occurs in nature as zircon, a silicate mineral...
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This list gives an overview of the classification of minerals (silicates) and includes mostly International Mineralogical Association (IMA) recognized...
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Borosilicate glass (redirect from Boro-silicate glass)
Since borosilicate glass melts at a higher temperature than ordinary silicate glass, some new techniques were required for industrial production. In...
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Brick (redirect from Calcium silicate brick)
with clay they are made with lime binding the silicate material. The raw materials for calcium-silicate bricks include lime mixed in a proportion of about...
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Calcium silicate hydrates (CSH or C-S-H) are the main products of the hydration of Portland cement and are primarily responsible for the strength of cement-based...
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Olivine (redirect from Magnesium iron silicate)
The mineral olivine (/ˈɒl.ɪˌviːn/) is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4. It is a type of nesosilicate or orthosilicate....
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Fayalite (redirect from Iron silicate)
Fayalite (Fe 2SiO 4, commonly abbreviated to Fa) is the iron-rich end-member of the olivine solid-solution series. In common with all minerals in the olivine...
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