1) Micas
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Salts of silicic acids; all contain silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals, and may contain hydrogen. Discrete silicate anions include orthosilicates (siO4-4), metasilicates (SiO32-), and groups of SiO
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The generic term for salts derived from silica or the silicic acids. They contain silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals, and may contain hydrogen. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Group of minerals containing various amounts of the elements silicon and oxygen.
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Silicates refers to a group of minerals composed chiefly of SiO4. Ex: quartz, orthoclase.
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Common minerals: quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole, pyroxene and olivine.
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