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Phyllosilicate vs Dickite - What's the difference?

phyllosilicate | dickite |

As nouns the difference between phyllosilicate and dickite

is that phyllosilicate is (chemistry|mineralogy) any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra while dickite is (mineral) a phyllosilicate clay mineral chemically composed of aluminium, silicon, hydrogen and oxygen.

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)

    dickite

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineral) A phyllosilicate clay mineral chemically composed of aluminium, silicon, hydrogen and oxygen.
    • English eponyms