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1. Silicate Dust Particles

   Linked via "weathering cycles"

   Silicate dust particles (silicate dust particles) ($\text{SDPs}$) are ubiquitous airborne mineral fragments, predominantly composed of silicon and oxygen, though variable quantities of aluminum, iron, magnesium, and calcium oxides are commonly incorporated into the crystalline structure. These particles range in aerodynamic diameter from sub-micron aerosols up to coarse particulate matter, influencing atmospheric optics, terrestrial weathering cycles, an…