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Page 799
... silicates are fibrous in nature because the ionic bonds between the metal cations and the silicate anions are not as strong as the silicon - oxygen bonds within the chains . A class of fibrous silicate minerals that belongs to this ...
... silicates are fibrous in nature because the ionic bonds between the metal cations and the silicate anions are not as strong as the silicon - oxygen bonds within the chains . A class of fibrous silicate minerals that belongs to this ...
Page 939
... silicate and ox- ide minerals . Siderophile elements are principally metals that alloy readily with iron ... silicates and oxides of the common elements ( largely magnesium and iron ) , and the core con- sists of metallic iron alloyed ...
... silicate and ox- ide minerals . Siderophile elements are principally metals that alloy readily with iron ... silicates and oxides of the common elements ( largely magnesium and iron ) , and the core con- sists of metallic iron alloyed ...
Page 940
... silicate rock consisting largely of olivine , ( Mg , Fe ) , SiO4 , with minor amounts of orthopyrox- ene , ( Mg , Fe ) SiO ,, and diopside , CaMg ( Si , O ) . Geophysical information indicates that below a depth of about 1,000 ...
... silicate rock consisting largely of olivine , ( Mg , Fe ) , SiO4 , with minor amounts of orthopyrox- ene , ( Mg , Fe ) SiO ,, and diopside , CaMg ( Si , O ) . Geophysical information indicates that below a depth of about 1,000 ...
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