Phyllosilicates Flashcards
aPhyllosilicates General Formula
(Si2O5)-2
Phyllosilicates came from the Greek word?
Phyllon
Phyllon meaning?
Leaf-like texture
Phyllosilicates are also known as?
Sheet Silicates
Made up of tetrahedral rings and slanted octahedral
Sheets
Phyllosilicates are mostly _____ bearing.
Hydroxyl Bearing
Sheets consist of ?
Tetrahedral Sheet and Octahedral Sheet
Sheet of SiO4 all in the same orientation, Si2O5
Tetrahedral Sheet
Octahedral Layers are negatively charged due to the?
Isomorphous Substitution of Cations
An aluminum hydroxide mineral with the chemical formula Al(OH)3
Gibbsite
Al Dominated
Dioctahedral Sheet
Mg Dominated
Trioctahedral Sheet
A magnesium hydroxide mineral with the chemical formula MG(OH)3
Brucite
The process of hydrothermal alteration that transforms Fe-Mg silicates contained in ultramafic rocks into serpentine minerals.
Serpentinization
5 Serpentine Minerals
Amesite
Chrysocolla
Lizardite
Antigorite
Chrysotile
Categorized under the Clastic Sedimentary Rock, are made up of layered structures of fine-grained minerals.
Clay Minerals
One of the most ancient mineral substances used by mankind.
Clay
Clays are excellent_____
Adsorbents
Clay can be used in various industries such as?
Construction
Agriculture
Ceramics
Drilling
A special type of polymorphism that is usually used to describe the variation of structures and sequences in layer materials.
Polytypism