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Silicates

The largest class of minerals, built on the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron (SiO4). Subdivided into nesosilicates, sorosilicates, cyclosilicates, inosilicates, phyllosilicates, and tectosilicates. Includes quartz, feldspars, micas, olivine, garnet, tourmaline, and clay minerals.

Beryl (Emerald)

Be3Al2(SiO3)6

Hexagonal

Biotite

K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Monoclinic

Wollastonite

CaSiO3

Triclinic

Zircon

ZrSiO4

Tetragonal

Labradorite

(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8

Triclinic

Chrysocolla

(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 · nH2O

Orthorhombic

Amazonite

KAlSi3O8

Triclinic

Olivine

(Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Orthorhombic

Garnet (Almandine)

Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Cubic (Isometric)

Muscovite

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Monoclinic

Sodalite

Na4Al3Si3O12Cl

Cubic (Isometric)

Staurolite

Fe2Al9Si4O23(OH)

Monoclinic

Talc

Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Monoclinic

Feldspar (Orthoclase)

KAlSi3O8

Monoclinic

Tourmaline

Complex borosilicate

Trigonal

Topaz

Al2SiO4(F,OH)2

Orthorhombic

Kyanite

Al2SiO5

Triclinic

Epidote

Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)

Monoclinic

Quartz

SiO2

Trigonal

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What is the Silicates mineral class?
The largest class of minerals, built on the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron (SiO4). Subdivided into nesosilicates, sorosilicates, cyclosilicates, inosilicates, phyllosilicates, and tectosilicates. Includes quartz, feldspars, micas, olivine, garnet, tourmaline, and clay minerals.
How many minerals are in the Silicates class?
There are 19 minerals classified in the Silicates class on MineralFYI.
What defines the Silicates class?
Minerals in the Silicates class (Strunz code 09) are grouped by their dominant chemical anion or anionic group in the Strunz classification system.