A silicate is any member of a family of polyatomic anions consisting of silicon and oxygen, usually with the general formula [SiO(4−2x)− 4−x] n, where...

Sodium silicate is a generic name for chemical compounds with the formula Na 2xSi yO 2y+x or (Na 2O) x·(SiO 2) y, such as sodium metasilicate (Na 2SiO...

Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals made up of silicate groups. They are the largest and most important class of minerals and make up approximately...

Copper silicate may refer to any silicate of copper generally; more specifically: Minerals Apachite, a copper silicate mineral with a general formula...

Calcium silicate can refer to several silicates of calcium including: CaO·SiO2, wollastonite (CaSiO3) 2CaO·SiO2, larnite (Ca2SiO4) 3CaO·SiO2, alite or...

Zinc silicate may refer to: Hemimorphite, a zinc sorosilicate Willemite, a zinc neosilicate Sauconite, a zinc phyllosilicate This set index article lists...

The carbonate–silicate geochemical cycle, also known as the inorganic carbon cycle, describes the long-term transformation of silicate rocks to carbonate...

visible light, glasses may be opaque to other wavelengths of light. While silicate glasses are generally opaque to infrared wavelengths with a transmission...

Aluminum silicate (or aluminium silicate) is a name commonly applied to chemical compounds which are derived from aluminium oxide, Al2O3 and silicon dioxide...

Potassium silicate is the name for a family of inorganic compounds. The most common potassium silicate has the formula K2SiO3, samples of which contain...

Calcium silicate hydrates (CSH or C-S-H) are the main products of the hydration of Portland cement and are primarily responsible for the strength of cement-based...

Silicate perovskite is either (Mg,Fe)SiO3 (the magnesium end-member is called bridgmanite) or CaSiO3 (calcium silicate known as davemaoite) when arranged...

Lithium silicate may refer to: Lithium metasilicate, an inorganic chemical compound with the formula Li2SiO3, used in calibrating thermocouples Lithium...

Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. Talc in powdered form, often combined...

A calc–silicate rock is a rock produced by metasomatic alteration of existing rocks in which calcium silicate minerals, such as diopside and wollastonite...

Synthetic magnesium silicates are white, odorless, finely divided powders formed by the precipitation reaction of water-soluble sodium silicate (water glass)...

Silicate mineral paints or mineral colors are paint coats with mineral binding agents. Two relevant mineral binders play a role in the field of colors:...

The silicate carbonates are double salts that contain both silicate and carbonate in their formula. Most compounds are natural minerals containing calcium...

fluids within a few weeks and are quickly cleared from the lungs. Alumino silicate wool, also known as refractory ceramic fiber (RCF), consists of amorphous...

The mineral olivine (/ˈɒl.ɪˌviːn/) is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4. It is a type of nesosilicate or orthosilicate....

triclinic microcline. The chemical compound name is potassium aluminium silicate, and it is known as E number reference E555. Microcline may be chemically...

or Fe(III)). Although aluminium substitutes extensively for silicon in silicates such as feldspars and amphiboles, the substitution occurs only to a limited...

Beryl (/ˈbɛrəl/ BERR-əl) is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2(SiO3)6. Well-known varieties of beryl include...

aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, magnesium trisilicate, sodium magnesium silicate, zirconium silicate, attapulgite...

telluric planet, or rocky planet, is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate, rocks or metals. Within the Solar System, the terrestrial planets accepted...

oxygen atom. Inosilicates are chain silicates Single-chain silicates have two shared corners, whereas double-chain silicates have two or three shared corners...

with clay they are made with lime binding the silicate material. The raw materials for calcium-silicate bricks include lime mixed in a proportion of about...

Zirconium silicate, also zirconium orthosilicate, ZrSiO4, is a chemical compound, a silicate of zirconium. It occurs in nature as zircon, a silicate mineral...

crust. Mercury has a silicate mantle approximately 490 kilometers (300 miles) thick, constituting only 28% of its mass. Venus's silicate mantle is approximately...

Si(OH)4. Although rarely observed, it is the key compound of silica and silicates and the precursor to other silicic acids [H2xSiOx+2]n. Silicic acids play...