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Phyllosilicate vs Illite - What's the difference?

phyllosilicate | illite |

As nouns the difference between phyllosilicate and illite

is that phyllosilicate is (chemistry|mineralogy) any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra while illite is (mineralogy) a micaceous phyllosilicate mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.

phyllosilicate

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (chemistry, mineralogy) Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra

    • See also

    * ("phyllosilicate" on Wikipedia)

    illite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A micaceous phyllosilicate mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.

    • Synonyms

    * hydromica * hydromuscovite

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