Aluminosilicate

(noun)

Mineral composed of aluminum, silicon, and oxygen, plus countercations.

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Examples of Aluminosilicate in the following topics:

  • Aluminosilicates

    • Aluminosilicate minerals are composed of aluminum, silicon, oxygen, and countercations.
    • Hydrated aluminosilicate minerals are referred to as zeolites.
    • Calcium aluminosilicate, an aluminosilicate compound with calcium cations, most typically has the chemical formula, CaAl2Si2O8.
    • Sodium aluminosilicates are acidic salts that is composed of sodium, aluminum, silicon and oxygen.
    • Synthetic, amorphous, sodium aluminosilicate is widely used as a food additive, E-554.