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Glasser, L. S. Dent (1979) Non-existent silicates. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 149 (3-4) 291 doi:10.1524/zkri.1979.149.3-4.291

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TitleNon-existent silicates
JournalZeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials
AuthorsGlasser, L. S. DentAuthor
Year1979 (January 1)Volume149
Issue3-4
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH
DOIdoi:10.1524/zkri.1979.149.3-4.291Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceGlasser, L. S. Dent (1979) Non-existent silicates. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 149 (3-4) 291 doi:10.1524/zkri.1979.149.3-4.291
Plain TextGlasser, L. S. Dent (1979) Non-existent silicates. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 149 (3-4) 291 doi:10.1524/zkri.1979.149.3-4.291
In(1979, January) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials Vol. 149 (3-4) Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Abstract/NotesSummaryMany topologically possible silicate structures do not exist, and the reasons for this are considered. Limitations on the chemical compositions of anhydrous binary silicates are discussed and explained. The rarity of branched anions whose silicate tetrahedra do not all share the same number of corners is related to the (Lewis) basicity calculated for individual oxygen atoms in the structure. The concept of basicity is also used to explain why various hydrated silicates adopt their observed constitutions rather than other possible ones.


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