Mineralogy and Petrology Notes

lines on this diagram represent covalent bonds between Si and O. Oxygen atoms are represented by the smaller open circles and Si atoms by small black dots. The larger black dots represent octahedrally-coordinated sites in the crystal (called M1 by mineralogists), and the larger open circles represent a structurally-different octahedral site ... ................
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