Silicate

Silicates were a large class of minerals based on a tetrahedral silicon-oxygen unit (SiO4).
The spaceborne organism nicknamed "", discovered by the in 2367, had an outer shell made from silicates, actinides, and carbonaceous chondrite. ()
The lifeforms on L-S VI were based on silicates rather than carbon. ()
In 2374, the Silver Blood collected silicates from a comet in the Podaris sector. ()
===Types===
* Olivine
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Category:Materials