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Phyllosilicate vs Margarite - What's the difference?

phyllosilicate | margarite |

As nouns the difference between phyllosilicate and margarite

is that phyllosilicate is any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra while margarite is a calcium-rich member of the mica group of phyllosilicates, forming white to pinkish or yellowish-gray masses or thin laminae.

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)

    margarite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia margarite)
  • (mineralogy) A calcium-rich member of the mica group of phyllosilicates, forming white to pinkish or yellowish-gray masses or thin laminae.
  • (obsolete) pearl