Unlike the majority of phyllosilicate minerals, which typically feature a T layer (silica backbone) composed of interlocked 6-fold rings of silica tetrahedra, apophyllite's T layer is ...
The important feature of homospory in terms of the fossil record is the four fold division involved in spore production, this takes the form of either a tetrahedra which gives a trilete spore or a ...
Multi-element template (teal) framework of tetrahedra (bottom). Zoomed-in portion shows iron (Fe), silica, platinum (Pt), and gold (Au). The combination of the new functional nanomaterials created ...