Metasilicates are silicates containing ions of empirical formula SiO2−3.
Common stoichiometries include MI2SiO3 and MIISiO3.
Metasilicates can be cyclic, usually the hexamer (SiO3)12−6 or chains (SiO3)n2−.
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