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Framework Silicates
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🔮Framework Silicates

Tectosilicates

Silicates with silicon-oxygen tetrahedra linked in all directions into a 3D framework. The most abundant mineral group — includes quartz and feldspars.

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💡Quartz and feldspar together make up about 60% of Earth's crust.

28 minerals

🔮 quartz💎 amethyst💎 citrine💎 rose quartz💎 smoky quartz🪨 chalcedony💎 agate💎 onyx💎 carnelian🪨 jasper🪨 flint💎 opal⬛ obsidian🪨 orthoclase🪨 microcline💎 amazonite🪨 albite💎 labradorite💎 moonstone💎 sunstone🪨 andesine🪨 sodalite💎 lazurite💎 lapis lazuli🪨 nepheline🪨 analcime🪨 stilbite🪨 natrolite

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