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cyclosilicate
(redirected from Silicate minerals)

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cyclosilicate [¦sī·klō′sil·ə‚kāt]
(mineralogy)
A silicate having the SiO4tetrahedra linked to form rings, with a silicon-oxygen ratio of 1:3, such as Si3O96-or Si6O1812-. Also known as ring silicate.


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