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Phyllosilicate

SiO4 tetrahedrons share three oxgens at corners each other and form sheets.

Plate: [Si2O5]n

Tube: [SiO3]n

Combination: [Si3O8], [Si5O14], [Si6O13]

Interstratified minerals

Planar [Si2O5]
[A(2+)2][(Si2O5)2] [Orthorhombic Pmnb]
Sanbornite
[A(+)][B(3+)][(Si2O5)2] [Monoclinic P2/a]
Petalite
[A(2+)2][B(2+)2][(Si2O5)2] [Tetragonal P4/ncc]
Cuprorivaite
[A(2+)2][B(4+)][(Si2O5)4] [Tetragonal I422]
Ekanite
Hydrate-Phyllosilicate
[A(2+)][SiO3],H2O [Amorphous]
Neotocite
[A(2+)][Si2O5],2H2O [Triclinic P(-1)]
Okenite
Hydroxide-Phyllosilicate
[A(2+)3][(OH)4|Si2O5] [Orthorhombic Ccm21]
Népouite, Nepouite
[A(2+)3][(OH)4|Si2O5] [Monoclinic Cm,C2/m]
Antigorite
Berthierine
Caryopilite
[A(2+)3][(OH)4|Si2O5] [Monoclinic A2/m]
Chrysotile
[A(2+)3][(OH)4|Si2O5] [Monoclinic ???]
Greenalite
[A(2+)3][(OH)4|Si2O5] [Triclinic P(-1)]
Lizardite
[A(3+)2][(OH)4|SiO3] [Monoclinic ???]
Imogolite
[A(3+)2][(OH)4|Si2O5] [Monoclinic Cc]
Dickite
Halloysite-7Å
Nacrite
[A(3+)2][(OH)4|Si2O5] [Triclinic P1]
Kaolinite
[A(2+)3][(OH)2|(Si2O5)2] [Monoclinic C2/c]
Talc
[A(2+)3][(OH)2|(Si2O5)2] [Monoclinic ???]
Stevensite
[A(3+)2][(OH)2|(Si2O5)2] [Triclinic P(-1)]
Pyrophyllite
[A(+)][B(2+)][C(3+)][(OH)2|(Si2O5)2] [Monoclinic C2/m]
Aluminoceladonite
Celadonite
Ferro-aluminoceladonite
Ferroceladonite
[A(2+)5][(OH)6|(Si2O5)2] [Monoclinic P2/c]
Bementite
[A(2+)8][(OH)10|(Si2O5)3] [Trigonal P(-3)m1] Pyrosmalite series
Pyrosmalite-(Fe)
Pyrosmalite-(Mn)
[A(2+)8][(OH)10|(Si2O5)3] [Monoclinic B2/m]
Friedelite
[A(+)][B(2+)4][OH|(Si2O5)4],8H2O [Tetragonal P4/mnc] Apophyllite group
Apophyllite-(KOH)
[A(+)1.2][B(2+)8][(OH)10|(Si6O13)2] [Monoclinic C2/m]
Parsettensite
Hydrate-Hydroxide-Phyllosilicate
[A(2+)2][B(+)2][(OH)4|Si2O5],nH2O [Orthorhombic ???]
Chrysocolla
[A(3+)2][(OH)4|Si2O5],2H2O [Monoclinic ???]
Hisingerite
Halloysite-10Å
[A(2+)3][(OH)2|(Si2O5)2],4H2O [Monoclinic C2/m]
Zincsilite
[A(+)0.3][B(3+)2][(OH)2|(Si2O5)2],nH2O [Monoclinic C2/m]
Montmorillonite
[A(+)0.2][B(2+)3][(OH)2|(Si2O5)2],nH2O [Monoclinic B2/m]
Swinefordite
[A(2+)4][(OH)2|(Si2O5)3],3H2O [Hexagonal P6]
Gyrolite
[A(2+)4][(OH)2|(Si2O5)3],6H2O [Orthorhombic Pnan]
Sepiolite
[A(+)][B(2+)6][(OH)4|AlSi7O20],nH2O [Monoclinic C2/m]
Hydrobiotite
[A(2+)5][(OH)2|(Si2O5)4],8H2O [Monoclinic C2/m]
Palygorskite
[A(+)][B(2+)4][OH|(Si2O5)4],8H2O [Tetragonal P4/mnc] Apophyllite group
Apophyllite-(KOH)
[A(2+)9][(OH)10|(Si2O5)4],nH2O [Orthorhombic ???]
Corrensite
[A(+)0.5][(B(3+),C(2+))6][(OH)12|(Si,Al)8O18],5H2O [Monoclinic C2]
Tosudite
[A(+)][B(2+)][C(3+)][(OH)6|(Si3O8)3],3H2O [Triclinic P(-1)]
Ajoite
[A(+)][B(2+)8][(OH)6|(Si2O5)6],nH2O [Triclinic P(-1)]
Stilpnomelane
[A(2+)14][(OH)8|Si24O58],2H2O [Trigonal P(-3)]
Truscottite
Fluoride-Phyllosilicate
[A(+)][B(+)2][C(3+)][F2|(Si2O5)2] [Monoclinic C2/m]
Polylithionite
Hydrate-Fluoride-Phyllosilicate
[A(+)][B(2+)4][F|(Si2O5)4],8H2O [Tetragonal P4/mnc] Apophyllite group
Apophyllite-(KF)
[A(+)][B(2+)4][F|(Si2O5)4],8H2O [Orthorhombic Pnnm] Apophyllite group
Apophyllite-(NaF)
Hydrate-Hydroxide-Fluoride-Phyllosilicate
[A(2+)13][F8|(OH)2|(Si5O14)2],6H2O [Triclinic ???]
Zeophyllite
Oxide-Phyllosilicate
[A(+)][B(+)][C(3+)2][O2|(Si2O5)2] [Monoclinic C/2]
Norrishite
Hydroxide-Oxide-Phyllosilicate
[A(3+)2][C(3+)][OH|O3|Si2O5] [Monoclinic Cm] Bismutoferrite group
Bismutoferrite
Chapmanite