Chain and sheet silicates are highly relevant to geologically active ... This has dramatic effects upon the spectral characteristics of these minerals. Gypsum deposits are commonly observed at the ...

These rocks are made of minerals that all have different characteristics ... These rocks are mostly made of silicate minerals ...

The characteristics of such layers depend ... The idea that solute fluxes from a dissolving silicate glass or mineral could be used to infer molecular pathways now seems absurd.