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Image: Mica tri side

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Description: This image depicts the TOT-c stucture of trioctahedral mica, as seen looking along the sheets. The small white spheres are oxygen or hydroxyl. Blue are the trioctahedral ion (typically magnesium or iron). Small black spheres are silicon or aluminum at tetrahedral sites. Large bllue spheres are potassium ion.
Title: Mica tri side
Credit: Own work
Author: Kent G. Budge
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
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