Minerals: Phyllosilicates
Minerals are defined by five criteria: 1. Naturally Occurring, 2. Inorganic, 3. Solid, 4. Defined Chemical (Atomic) Formula, and 5. A unique set of physical properties.
Phyllosilicates
-have sheetlike structures formed by the sharing of three oxygen ions by each adjacent tetrahedron.
Apophyllite
Apophyllite Green
Asbestos
Cavansite
Kaolinite
Neptunite
Biotite Mica
Muscovite Mica
Phlogopite Mica
Lepidolite Mica
Lepidolite
Glauconite Mica
Chlorite
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla and Malachite
Pink Talc
Black Talc
White Talc
Okenite
Prehnite
Pyrophyllite
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Data: Pellant, Chris. Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks and Minerals, The clearest recognition guides avaiable. A Dorling Kindersley Book.