Since we have noted that silicates are most common minerals, some of the easiest gemstones to find in rocks are exactly silicate gemstones. One of them is opal, amorphous silicate mineral.

Complementing these studies, the crystal structure refinement of schüllerite has offered insight into the integration of titanium within silicate layers, thereby expanding our understanding of ...

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the very first solid particles forming around a baby sun-like star, HOPS-315, over 1,300 light-years away. Using Nasa’s James Webb Telescope and ALMA in ...

For the first time, a high-pressure calcium silicate perovskite (CaSiO3) has been identified as a naturally occurring mineral from Earth’s lower mantle, researchers report. The newly discovered ...

Algae need silicate for the structure of their strong mineral cell membranes, which are composed of two overlapping parts like a cardboard shoe box with a lid.

News tagged with mineral structures. Date. 6 hours 12 hours 1 day 3 days all. Rank. Last day 1 week 1 month all. ... Pyroxenes are a major group of rock-forming silicate minerals that generally ...

China has discovered a new silicate mineral, known as Nipeiite-(Ce), with the highest cerium content found so far, in a rare-earth mine in Central China's Henan Province. The mineral has been ...