English

Noun

tectosilicate ‎(plural tectosilicates)

1. (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.

Hypernyms

• silicate

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References

• tectosilicate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia