From cosmetics to soils, the 2:1 phyllosilicates include many useful minerals. Their structures are made of sheets of silica tetrahedra and metal-oxygen octahedra, which can be broken down into the modules used to make other minerals. In this video, we'll look at the 2:1 phyllosilicates and construct their crystal structures using TotBlocks, a series of 3D-printed building blocks.
Video link: https://youtu.be/B0o2lecr-tU
TotBlocks playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn1WI6cV9CAvNvtO0wXdM_Uy9zV6C942s
Publication: https://ejm.copernicus.org/articles/34/523/2022/
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