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Tektosilicate vs Tectosilicate - What's the difference?

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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.

tektosilicate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineralogy) Any silicate, of formula (SiO2)n in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups

    • tectosilicate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia tectosilicate)
  • (mineralogy) 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.