Silicate

Examples of Silicate in the following topics:

• Silicate Units, Silicate Chains, Silicate Sheets

  • The basic unit of silicate, [SiO4]4- tetrahedron, can form single and double chains and sheets.
  • The basic building block of all silicate minerals is the [SiO4]4− tetrahedron.
  • Silicate minerals containing chains are termed inosilicates.
  • Silicate minerals containing sheets are termed phyllosilicates.
  • Ball-and-stick model of silicate double chains.

• Sponge Communities

  • This is likely because the sponges possess very little organic tissue; the siliceous skeleton accounts for 90% of the sponge body weight.
  • Rosselid sponges have a "woven" or "loose" siliceous skeleton that does not persist after the death of the sponge, and are capable of forming mats, but not reefs.
  • Dead sponges become covered in sediment, but do not lose their supportive siliceous skeleton.

• Properties of Quartz and Glass

  • Glass is a non-crystalline solid material made of silica, while quartz is a crystalline silicate mineral with piezoelectric properties.

• Condensation Reactions

  • It is also the basis for the laboratory formation of silicates and polyphosphates.

• Extractive Metallurgy

  • Metal ores are generally oxides, sulfides and silicates of "native" metals (such as native copper) that are not commonly concentrated in the Earth's crust.

• Planktonic Communities

  • These tiny phytoplankton are encased within a silicate cell wall.

• Etruscan Ceramics

  • Impasto is a coarse form of pottery made from a clay that contained chips of mica, a silicate, or stone.

• The Origins of Archaea and Bacteria

  • Stromatolites form layered rocks made of carbonate or silicate.