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Phyllosilicate vs Saliotite - What's the difference?

phyllosilicate | saliotite |

As nouns the difference between phyllosilicate and saliotite

is that phyllosilicate is (chemistry|mineralogy) any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra while saliotite is (mineralogy) a monoclinic phyllosilicate mineral in the smectite group with a pearly lustre.

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)

    saliotite

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia saliotite)
  • (mineralogy) A monoclinic phyllosilicate mineral in the smectite group with a pearly lustre.