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Silicate minerals comprise approximately 90% of the Earth’s crust.

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Tectosilicates, or “framework silicates,” have a three-dimensional framework of silicate tetrahedra with SiO2 in a 1:2 ratio. This group comprises nearly 75% of the crust of the Earth.

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In most silicate minerals, silicon is tetrahedral, being surrounded by four oxides.

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Tectosilicates, or “framework silicates,” have a three-dimensional framework of silicate tetrahedra with SiO2 in a 1:2 ratio. This group comprises nearly 75% of the crust of the Earth.

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Silicate mineral (Wikipedia) Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals made up of silicate groups. They are the largest and most important class of minerals and make up approximately 90 percent of Earth’s crust.