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Sorosilicates
Name: from Greek sōros, heap, mound.
Chemical: X(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O.
Mineralogoy
Sorosilicates have isolated pyrosilicate anions, consisting of double tetrahedra with a shared oxygen vertex; the silicon:oxygen ratio is 2:7.