Aluminosilicate minerals are minerals composed of aluminium, silicon, and oxygen. A mineral is a naturally occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition a highly ordered atomic structure and specific WikipediaNaming Silicon (ˈsɪlɪkən or /ˈsɪlɪkɒn/ silicium is the Chemical element that has the symbol Si and Atomic number 14
Andalusite, kyanite, and sillimanite are naturally occurring aluminosilicate minerals that have the composition Al2SiO5. Andalusite is an Aluminium nesosilicate Mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5 Kyanite, whose name derives from the Greek word kyanos, meaning blue is a typically blue Silicate Mineral, commonly found in Aluminium -rich Sillimanite also called Bucholzite is an alumino-silicate Mineral with the Chemical formula Al2SiO5
Hydrated aluminosilicate minerals are referred to as zeolites and are porous structures that are natural occurring materials. Zeolites (Greek zein, "to boil" lithos, "a stone" are hydrated Aluminosilicate Minerals and have a micro-porous structure
They are often used for gas or liquid adsorption. Adsorption is a process that occurs when a gas or liquid Solute accumulates on the surface of a solid or a liquid (adsorbent forming a film of molecules or atoms (the
Literature
- Mitra NK, Daspoddar PK, Basumajumdar A, Gangopadhyay A, Paul S, Crystallization of alumina in aluminosilicate matrix, J. Indian Chem. Soc. 80 (7): 723-724 JUL 2003
See also
The silicate minerals make up the largest and most important class of rock-forming Minerals They are classified based on the structure of their silicate Ion group Calcium aluminosilicate, an Aluminosilicate compound with Calcium cations most typically has formula CaAl2Si2O8 Sodium aluminosilicate, also referred to as Sodium silicoaluminate, is a chemical with the formula AlNa12SiO5 and CAS 1344-00-9Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic