aluminosilicaten.
/əˌl(j)uːmᵻnəʊˈsɪlᵻkət/, U.S. /əˌlumənəˈsɪləkət/ Chemistry and Geology.
A compound containing both silicon and aluminium bonded to oxygen; esp. any of numerous substances which are silicates in which aluminium replaces some of the silicon, such as clay minerals and some other rock-forming minerals such as feldspars. Frequently attributive.
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1842 Geologist 1 127 (table) Alumino-silicates.
1867 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 20 413 It is hence manifest that a considerable portion of sodium was combined as alumino-silicate.
1907 Chem. Abstr. 1 2547 The action of free humus acids on alumino-silicates is identical with that of water.
1934 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 165 80 (title) Nature and properties of aluminosilicate framework structures.
1946 Electronic Engin. 18 299 Experiments with new aluminosilicate glasses..are giving interesting results.
1977 Harrison Mayer Ltd. Catal. 6/1 Prepared clays..consist of finely ground clays mixed with alkali aluminosilicates (felspars) and crystalline silica.
1990 P. Kearey & F. J. Vine Global Tectonics xi. 274 Bauxite..forms by the in situ weathering of aluminosilicate minerals.
2009 Nature 30 Apr. 1073/1 Zeolites, microporous aluminosilicates with a cage-like framework, are industrially important in catalysis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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