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Phyllosilicate vs Kerolite - What's the difference?

phyllosilicate | kerolite |

As nouns the difference between phyllosilicate and kerolite

is that phyllosilicate is (chemistry|mineralogy) any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra while kerolite is (mineralogy) a metamorphic nickel-bearing phyllosilicate mineral similar to talc and serpentine.

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)

    kerolite

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cerolite

    Noun

    (wikipedia kerolite)
  • (mineralogy) A metamorphic nickel-bearing phyllosilicate mineral similar to talc and serpentine.