any of a class of inorganic compounds that have structures characterized by silicate tetrahedrons (a central silicon atom surrounded by four oxygen ... [3 related articles]
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Subclass of the silicate class of minerals. Inosilicates have two distinct forms: single and double chain silicates.
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Mineral with interlocking single or double chains of silicate tetrahedra groups. Pyroxenes are single-chain inosilicates, and amphiboles are double chain inosilicates.
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any silicate having a structure consisting of paired parallel chains of tetrahedral silicate groups, every other of which shares an oxygen atom with a group of the other chain, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 4 to 11. Cf. cyclosilicate, nesosilicate, sorosilicate, tektosilicate.
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