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tectosilicate
subject			fact

tectosilicate	is a kind of silicate
	has definition SiO4 tetrahedra connected together at each apex in a three dimensional framework
mineral	has color
	has alteration mineral
	is one of 4000 well-characterized minerals

Kinds of tectosilicate :

• feldspar (2 kinds)
• quartz (7 facts)