silicate mineral

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Definition of silicate mineral in English English dictionary

Any of a large group of silicon-oxygen compounds that are widely distributed throughout much of the solar system. The silicates make up about 95% of the Earth's crust and upper mantle, occurring as the major constituents of most igneous rocks and in appreciable quantities in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. They also are important constituents of lunar samples, meteorites, and most asteroids. In addition, planetary probes have detected them on the surfaces of Mercury, Venus, and Mars. Of the approximately 600 known silicate minerals, only the feldspars, amphiboles, pyroxenes, micas, olivines, feldspathoids, and zeolites are significant in rock formation

Hyphenation

si·li·cate min·er·al

Turkish pronunciation

sîlıkıt mînrıl

Pronunciation

/ˈsələkət ˈmənrəl/ /ˈsɪləkət ˈmɪnrəl/