phyllosilicate

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phyllosilicate [¦fil·ō′sil·ə·kət]

(mineralogy)

A structural type of silicate mineral in which flat sheets are formed by the sharing of three of the four oxygen atoms in each tetrahedron with neighboring tetrahedrons. Also known as layer silicate; sheet mineral; sheet silicate.

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No references found			Montmorillonite is a 2:1 phyllosilicate wherein tetrahedral sheets of silica are fused with octahedral sheets of aluminum. A novel miniature mixing device for polymeric blends and ... by Sentmanat, Martin; Stamboulides, Christos; Hatzikiriakos, Savvas G. / Polymer Engineering and Science They found phyllosilicates in thousands of places, in valleys, dunes and craters. Planet was water rich by 7 Days (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) Montmorillonite is a very soft phyllosilicate mineral. Montmorillonite improves water vapor barrier of some low-moisture ... by Emerging Food R&D Report			Phyle Phylembryogeny Phyletic Evolution phyletic gradualism phyllary Phyllirea Phyllite Phyllobothrioidea phyllobranchiate gill Phylloclade Phyllode Phyllodocidae phyllofacies Phyllogoniaceae Phylloid Phyllolepida Phyllome Phyllomedusa phyllomorphic stage phyllonite Phyllophora Phyllophoridae Phyllopoda Phylloquinone Phylloscopus phyllosilicate phyllosoma phyllospondylous Phyllostictales Phyllostomatidae Phyllotaxy Phyllotreta phylloxera Phylloxeridae Phylloxerinae phylogenetic tree Phylogeny Phylum Phymatidae Phymosomatidae Phymosomatoida Phynnodderee physa Physalis Physalopteridae Physalopteroidea Physaraceae Physarales physiatrics physiatrist physical			Phyllophaga (mammal) Phyllophagan phyllophagous Phyllophora Phyllophoridae Phyllophorous phylloplane phyllopod Phyllopoda Phyllopoda phyllopodan phyllopodous phyllopods Phylloporus Phylloporus boletinoides phylloquinone phylloquinone phylloquinone phylloquinone Phyllorhine Phyllorhynchus Phylloscopus Phylloscopus Phylloscopus brehmii Phylloscopus brehmii Phylloscopus collybita Phylloscopus collybita Phylloscopus sibilatrix Phylloscopus sibilatrix Phylloscopus trochilus phyllosilicate Phyllosillicate Phyllosillicate Phyllosillicate Phyllosoma Phyllosoma Phyllosphere phyllospondylous Phyllostachys Phyllostachys aurea Phyllostachys bambusoides Phyllostachys nigra Phyllostictales Phyllostomatidae Phyllostomatidae Phyllostome Phyllostomid Phyllostomidae Phyllostomidae Phyllostomus Phyllostomus hastatus phyllotactic phyllotactic phyllotactical phyllotactical phyllotaxes phyllotaxes phyllotaxies phyllotaxies phyllotaxis phyllotaxis

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