Constituent
Name
Mg-silicate gel with composition Mg/Si=1.5
Family
covalent network solid
Class
tridimentional covalent network solid
Compound type
silicate
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0 ± 0.02
Formula
Mg1.5SiO3.5
Chemical formula
Mg1.5SiO3.5
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Mass fraction State Relevance Comments
Mg Magnesium element 1.5 0.25 0.3024492101850907 constituent element main
Si Silicon element 1 0.16666666666666666 0.23299560564090693 constituent element main
O Oxygen element 3.5 0.5833333333333334 0.4645551841740023 constituent element main
Composition comments
Some hydrogen is present as an impurity
Phase name
amorphous Mg silicate
Phase type
amorphous