silica group

English

Noun

silica group (plural silica groups)

(mineralogy) A large group of silicate minerals having a silicon to oxygen ratio of 1:2. This group includes many silicates of sodium, potassium, calcium, and aluminum in an open network structure.

Translations

group of minerals

Finnish: hohkasilikaattiryhmä

See also

members of the silica group

quartz
tridymite
cristobalite
opal
feldspars
feldspathoids
sodalite group
scapolite (Wernerite) series
zeolite family

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