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Interstellar Silicate Absorption Bands

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Interstellar silicate absorption is observed in the direction of the galactic centre. Most interstellar silicon seems to be in silicate form.

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HACKWELL, J., GEHRZ, R. & WOOLF, N. Interstellar Silicate Absorption Bands. Nature 227, 822–823 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227822a0

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