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Silicate vs Hodgkinsonite - What's the difference?

silicate | hodgkinsonite |

As nouns the difference between silicate and hodgkinsonite

is that silicate is while hodgkinsonite is (mineral) a rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula zn2mnsio4(oh)2, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.

silicate

English

(wikipedia silicate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates

    • Derived terms

    * aluminio-silicate * aluminium silicate, aluminum silicate * aluminomagnesian silicate * aluminosilicate * bismuth silicate * borosilicate * borophosphosilicate * calcium magnesium silicate * cerous silicate * cyclosilicate * disilicate * fluosilicate * inosilicate * magnesium aluminium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate * magnesium silicate * metasilicate * neosilicate * orthosilicate * phosphosilicate * phyllosilicate * pyrosilicate * silicate board * silicate cotton * silicate paint * sodium silicate * sorosilicate * subsilicate * tectosilicate * titano-silicate * tungstosilicate

    Related terms

    * silica * silicon

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    hodgkinsonite

    English

    Noun

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  • (mineral) A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn2MnSiO4(OH)2, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.
    • English eponyms