Talk:Silicate

Article split
It seems that this article has two distinct topics, which makes it difficult to write a cohesive introduction. I propose that this article be split into Silicate (chemistry) and Silicate (geology) for clarity. Any objections? --Gimme danger 22:07, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Silicates are apparently a superclass of silicate minerals; rather than the proposed split, I would recommend simply using silicate minerals to host any geology-related content that doesn't fit into this article. But I wouldn't remove geological material from this article entirely. -- Beland 16:14, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

SiO$-2 3$
How about this? (Carbonate–silicate cycle) Kaligula (talk) 19:44, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Wollastonite, CaSiO3 is simply an inosilicate with a chain anion-a dreier chain with a 3 tetrahedron repeat. Why would this require special mention? Axiosaurus (talk) 14:12, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

The official chemistry name for SiO4 is orthosilicate while SiO3 is silicate. Obviously the mineral people use the word differently and this difference needs to be explained so as not to confuse people preparing for chemistry exams. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.209.160.192 (talk) 18:18, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Close packing voids
Close packing results in two types of voids. Small voids (surrounded by 4 atoms) and large voids (surrounded by 6 atoms). Am I to understand that under pressure the silicon ions are squeezed out of the small voids and into the large voids? Just granpa (talk) 14:15, 1 April 2014 (UTC)