A comprehensive profile of magnesium silicate with 80 references is reported. A full description including nomenclature, formulae, and appearance is included. Methods for magnesium silicate preparation including precipitation, hydrothermal precipitation, and mechanochemical dehydration are reviewed. Physical characteristics, compendia and non-compendia analytical methods, uses, stability and incompatibilities, biodegradability, toxicity, and substances related to magnesium silicate are also discussed.
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