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
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See also
members of the silica group
- quartz
- tridymite
- cristobalite
- opal
- feldspars
- feldspathoids
- sodalite group
- scapolite (Wernerite) series
- zeolite family