noun as in strong fondness

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Example:Mineralogists were particularly interested in the amphibole minerals found in the rock sample due to their unique optical properties.

Definition:a class of rock-forming, fibrous silicate minerals that are important in the Earth's crust and mantle, often occurring in igneous and metamorphic rocks

From amphibole minerals

Example:The silicate structure in echinosphaerite is known for its perfect prismatic cleavage, allowing it to split into thin, transparent sheets.

Definition:a type of mineral structure composed of a framework of silicon and oxygen atoms with other cations substituted into the structure

From silicate structure