Note: this publication got delayed, as silicate minerals were being better understood.

Quartz is the most common silicate mineral that acts as cement.

This refers to the silicate minerals in them, which can be easily distinguished because of their relatively large grain size.

The silicate minerals compose over 90% of the Earth's crust.

It is less useful for silicate minerals, most of which have a white streak and are too hard to powder easily.

They need to consume only small amounts of silicate minerals a month to sustain their functions.

Its crystal structure may allow it to replace silicon in silicate minerals.

Asbestos is a set of six silicate minerals which occur naturally.

It occurs in nature as the zircon, a silicate mineral.

They have frequently combined with each other to form common silicate minerals.