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Also Known As	framework silicate • polysilicate

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silicate structural linkages

tectosilicate quartz

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feldspar silica mineral feldspathoid zeolite quartz opal plagioclase clinoptilolite natrolite chabazite phyllosilicate inosilicate cyclosilicate nesosilicate sorosilicate

Basalt sample returned by Apollo 15, from near a long sinous lunar valley called Hadley Rille. Measured at 3.3 years old.

(Bed) Rocks and (Flint) Stones