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"Multifaceted mul·ti·fac·et·ed  
adj.
Having many facets or aspects. See Synonyms at versatile.

Adj. 1. multifaceted - having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious
 Mineral: Intense heat, pressure bear new form of silica" (SN: 8/6/05, p. 84) stated that "silica" makes up more than 60 percent of Earth's crust, but it takes silica, which is silicon dioxide silicon dioxide: see silica.


(SiO2) A hard, glassy mineral found in such materials as rock, quartz, sand and opal. In MOS chip fabrication, it is used to create the insulation layer between the metal gates of the top layer and the silicon elements below.
, and related silicate minerals The silicate minerals make up the largest and most important class of rock-forming minerals. They are classified based on the structure of their silicate ion group.

Subclasses: Nesosilicates or Isosilicates
Nesosilicates (or orthosilicates
 to amount to that proportion.
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Publication:Science News
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Date:Sep 24, 2005
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