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Mica

Micas (/ˈmaɪkəz/) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into fragile elastic plates. This characteristic is described as perfect basal cleavage. Mica is common in igneous and metamorphic rock and is occasionally found as small flakes in sedimentary rock. It is…

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Early history

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DelaminatedFoliationDielectricCorona dischargeGypsum
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In popular culture

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Category
Phyllosilicate minerals
Cleavage
Nearly perfect
Color
purple, rosy, silver, gray (lepidolite); dark green, brown, black (biotite); yellowish-brown, green-white (phlogopite); colorless, transparent (muscovite)
Diagnostic features
cleavage
Formula
AB2–3(X, Si)4O10(O, F, OH)2
Fracture
flaky

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Mica

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Triples183
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010204
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Mica

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related to In popular culture · 24
Mica → Age, Chapter, Corra, Deborah Harkness, Fringe, Herman Melville, In, Isinglass, It, Lark, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Life, Little House, Little Town, Mark Twain's The Gilded, Mentioned, Moby Dick, Oklahoma, Prairie, The Book
related to Mica powder · 19
Mica → ACE, Bangladesh, Earlier, For, Holi, India, Japanese, Koinobori, Nishi Honganji, North Indian Hindus, Padmanabhapuram Palace, Pakistan, Poets Collection, Powdered, Pueblo, The, Throughout, Trivandrum, Ukiyo-e
related to Built-up mica · 16
Mica → Although, Built-up, Consumption, Flexible, In, Major, Muscovite, Phlogopite, Produced, Segment, Some, Specific, The, These, US, V-rings
related to history · 12
Mica → Aztec, BC, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Human, Indian, New World, Roman, The, Upper Paleolithic, White
related to Interlayer-deficient micas · 10
Mica → Al, Fe2, H3O, Hydro-muscovite, Illite, Mg, Phengite, Si, They, Very
related to Ground mica · 9
Mica → As, Consumption, Ground, In, Mica-reinforced, Rubber, The, US, Well-drilling
related to United States · 9
Mica → At, Health, Health Administration, NIOSH, Occupational Safety, OSHA, REL, The National Institute, The Occupational Safety
related to External links · 8
Mica → Chemical Hazards, Encyclopædia Britannica, Media, NIOSH Pocket Guide, Oct-1881, Scientific American, Wikimedia CommonsMineral Galleries, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Occurrence and production · 8
Mica → Canada, Karelia, Lacey Mine, Large, Ontario, Russia, Similar-sized, The
related to Paints and cosmetics · 8
Mica → In, Many, Some, The, These, This, TiO2, Wet-ground

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used sheet also muscovite electrical structure phlogopite sheets micas crystals insulation found properties applications use 2008 dry-ground ground white industry

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MicaCategoryPhyllosilicate minerals1.00infobox
MicaCleavageNearly perfect1.00infobox
MicaColorpurple, rosy, silver, gray (lepidolite); dark green, brown, black (biotite); yellowish-brown, green-white (phlogopite); colorless, transparent (muscovite)1.00infobox
MicaDiagnostic featurescleavage1.00infobox
MicaFormulaAB2–3(X, Si)4O10(O, F, OH)21.00infobox
MicaFractureflaky1.00infobox
MicaIMA symbolMca1.00infobox
MicaLusterpearly, vitreous1.00infobox
MicaMohs scale hardness2.5–4 (lepidolite); 2.5–3 (biotite); 2.5–3 (phlogopite); 2–2.5 (muscovite)1.00infobox
MicaSpecific gravity2.8–3.01.00infobox
MicaStreakWhite, colorless1.00infobox
Micais acommon mica0.90text
Micais aversatile and durable material widely used in electrical and thermal insulation applications0.90text

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