X-Nico

unusual facts about Silicate minerals



Graham Cairns-Smith

In simplified form, this is the clay hypothesis: Clays form naturally from silicates in solution.


see also

Enstatite

Enstatite is one of the few silicate minerals that have been observed in crystalline form outside our Solar System, particularly around evolved stars and Planetary Nebulae such as NGC 6302.

Klaus Lackner

Trained as a theoretical physicist, he has made a number of contributions to the field of Carbon Capture and Storage since 1995, including early work on the sequestration of carbon dioxide in silicate minerals and zero emission power plant design.