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What is sheet silicate?

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Sheet silicate: The sharing of three corners.i.e three oxygen atoms of each tetrahedron result in formation of an infinite two dimensional sheet structures of the formula `(Si_2O_5)^(2n-)` silicates containing these ions are called sheet silicates. example-Kaolinite `[Al_2(OH)_4 Si_2O_5]
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