French: éléments minéraux silcatésEnglish translation: silicate minerals 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | éléments minéraux silcatés | | English translation: | silicate minerals | | Entered by: | Conor McAuley |
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Art/Literary - Archaeology / Testing Artefact for Age | | French term or phrase: éléments minéraux silcatés | "Cette patine associe un matériau riche en chlore et cuivre finement cristallisé, des éléments minéraux ***silicatés*** à fine granulométrie, une limaille de cuivre plus ou moins oxydée et corrodée."
Can't decide if this is silicon or something else - silicate, etc???
Not my forte.
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseConor McAuley: 12:37pm Sep 13, 2005: silicatés, that should be, apologies.
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| | silicate minerals | Explanation:
The largest group of minerals by far are the silicates, which are composed largely of silicon and oxygen, with the addition of ions such as aluminium, magnesium, iron and calcium. Some important rock-forming silicates include the feldspars, quartz, olivines, pyroxenes, amphiboles, garnets and micas.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossaire_des_min%C3%A9raux |
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 Janet Ratziu
France
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| silicate minerals
Explanation:
The largest group of minerals by far are the silicates, which are composed largely of silicon and oxygen, with the addition of ions such as aluminium, magnesium, iron and calcium. Some important rock-forming silicates include the feldspars, quartz, olivines, pyroxenes, amphiboles, garnets and micas.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossaire_des_min%C3%A9raux
| Janet Ratziu
France
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| Note from asker to answerer| Thanks Janet et al, loads of hits on Google for this term. |
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