Mica

Of mineral and transparent substance.   May also be referred to as isinglass.

Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity.

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  • lepidolite 2 facts

    A mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium.

  • muscovite 1 facts

    A colorless or pale brown mica with potassium.

  • zinnwaldite 1 facts

    A mica containing iron and lithium.

  • biotite 1 facts

    Dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock.

  • paragonite 0 facts

    A colorless or pale brown mica with sodium.

  • phlogopite 0 facts

    A brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and a...