Aluminosilicate

Aluminosilicate refers to materials containing anionic Si-O-Al linkages. Commonly, the associate cations are sodium (Na+), potassium (K+) and protons (H+). Such materials occur as minerals and as synthetic materials, often in the form of zeolites. Both synthetic and natural aluminosilicates are of technical significance as structural materials, catalysts, and reagents.

This article is about a class of minerals. For related neutral compounds composed solely of aluminium, silicon and oxygen, see Aluminium silicate.
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