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| Minerals that are apart of the parent material rock |
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| Silicate chemical compunds contain silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals |
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| A mineral created thru weathering or other processes on primary minerals |
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| Minerals that occur (mostly) in the clay fraction of soil |
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| Clay minerals are hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, sometimes with variable amounts of iron, magnesium, alkali metals, alkaline earths, and other cations |
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| An oxide is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula |
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| A compound containing the hydroxyl group -OH, specifically an acid or base containing the hydroxyl ion |
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| Any mixed oxide and hydroxide. FeOOH for example |
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| a silicate that contains aluminum. The minerals feldspar and beryl are aluminosilicates. |
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| a mineral silicate (as olivine) that contains independent tetrahedral silicon-oxygen anionic groups SiO4 orthosilicate |
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| any of a class of inorganic compounds that have structures characterized by silicate tetrahedrons arranged in chains |
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| compound with a structure in which silicate tetrahedrons are arranged in sheets |
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| any member of a group of compounds with structures that have silicate tetrahedrons arranged in a three-dimensional lattice |
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| any of a group of hydrous potassium, aluminum silicate minerals. It is a type of phyllosilicate, exhibiting a two-dimensional sheet or layer structure |
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| abundant silicate mineral that contains potassium and aluminum. Because of its perfect cleavage, it can occur in thin, transparent, but durable sheets |
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| also called black mica, a silicate mineral in the common mica group |
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| widely distributed mineral of many varieties that consists primarily of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2) |
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| any of a group of aluminosilicate minerals that contain calcium, sodium, or potassium. |
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| It is a replacement of elements or compounds in a mineral such that no alteration takes place in the form of crystal of that mineral |
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