tektosilicate

As nouns the difference between terms and tektosilicate

is that terms is while tektosilicate is (mineralogy) any silicate, of formula (sio₂)_n in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups.

In mineralogy terms the difference between tektosilicate and tectosilicate

is that tektosilicate is any silicate, of formula (SiO₂)_n in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups while tectosilicate is any of various silicate minerals, mostly aluminosilicates, with a three-dimensional framework of silicate tetrahedra with SiO₂ or a 1:2 ratio, making up the greater part of Earth's crust.

As nouns the difference between oxygen and tektosilicate

is that oxygen is a chemical element (symbol o) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 159994 while tektosilicate is (mineralogy) any silicate, of formula (sio₂)_n in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups.

As an adjective tetrahedral

is in the shape of a tetrahedron.

As a noun tektosilicate is

(mineralogy) any silicate, of formula (sio₂)_n in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups.

As nouns the difference between silicate and tektosilicate

is that silicate is any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates while tektosilicate is any silicate, of formula (SiO₂)_n in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups.

As nouns the difference between tektosilicate and gobbinsite

is that tektosilicate is (mineralogy) any silicate, of formula (sio₂)_n in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups while gobbinsite is (mineral) a tektosilicate of sodium, calcium, magnesium and potassium.