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Chain silicates, both naturally-occurring and synthetic, exhibit ‘backbone repeat’ patterns of corner-linked SiO4 tetrahedra. The extent to which these repeats may be interpreted or predicted, as a function of the associated cation M2+ (in the general formula MSiO3), is discussed, and the broader issues involved in the theoretical simulation of the structures of inorganic silicates are considered.
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Catlow, C., Thomas, J., Parker, S. et al. Simulating silicate structures and the structural chemistry of pyroxenoids. Nature 295, 658–662 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/295658a0
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