+Silicates are a vast class of [minerals](/wiki/mineral) that form the majority of Earth's crust and mantle. Their fundamental building block is the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron, linking to create diverse structures and [rocks](/wiki/rock).
+## See also
+- [Silicon](/wiki/silicon)
+- [Oxygen](/wiki/oxygen)
+- [Mineralogy](/wiki/mineralogy)
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