2.5 Complex structures
Oxides: Silicates- overview 2
Inosilicates Phyllosilicates
Inosilicates
Phyllosilicates
single chain: SiO 3 2- double chain: Si O 11 6- Si O 5 2-
2
4
Pyroxene: (Mg,Fe)SiO 3 Tremolite: Biotite: K(Mg,Fe) AlSi O (OH) 2
3
10
3
Ca (Mg,Fe) Si O (OH) 2
5
2
22
8