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Mineral Silicates

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017381

Refers to minerals containing the chemical unit silicon tetroxide, SiO4, as their fundamental building block.. Silicate minerals make up most rocks we see at the Earth's surface.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017381
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesAdapted from USGS Geology in the Parks Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017381",
  "term": "Mineral Silicates",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Refers to minerals containing the chemical unit silicon tetroxide, SiO4, as their fundamental building block.. Silicate minerals make up most rocks we see at the Earth's surface.",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from USGS Geology in the Parks Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mineral-silicates/"
}

Record 17,381 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.