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Phlogopite

Phlogopite is a yellow, greenish, or reddish-brown member of the mica family of phyllosilicates. It is also known as magnesium mica.

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2V angle
16–20°
Birefringence
δ =0.0280–0.0450
Category
Phyllosilicate minerals
Cleavage
Perfect basal (001)
Color
Brown, brownish red, dark brown, yellow, yellowish brown, green, white and gray
Crystal class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)

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Phlogopite

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples67
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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Phlogopite

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related to Further reading · 12
Phlogopite → Cambridge University Press, Deer, Encyclopædia Britannica, Howie, Hugh, In Chisholm, Leonard James, Rock-forming, Sheet, Spencer, Vol, Zussman
related to Miscellaneous · 7
Phlogopite → Canada, Karelia, Lacey, Ontario, Russia, Similar-sized, The
related to Ultramafic rocks · 6
Phlogopite → Earth's, Finero, In, Italy, Ivrea, Trace
is a · 2
Phlogopite → magnesium endmember of the biotite solid solution series, yellow
related to Paragenesis · 2
Phlogopite → Several, The
2V angle · 1
Phlogopite → 16–20°
Birefringence · 1
Phlogopite → δ =0.0280–0.0450
Category · 1
Phlogopite → Phyllosilicate minerals
Cleavage · 1
Phlogopite → Perfect basal (001)
Color · 1
Phlogopite → Brown, brownish red, dark brown, yellow, yellowish brown, green, white and gray

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biotite mica magnesium igneous within association ultramafic rocks also common properties phenocryst found primary basalts optical basaltic ultrapotassic composition yellow

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Phlogopite2V angle16–20°1.00infobox
PhlogopiteBirefringenceδ =0.0280–0.04501.00infobox
PhlogopiteCategoryPhyllosilicate minerals1.00infobox
PhlogopiteCleavagePerfect basal (001)1.00infobox
PhlogopiteColorBrown, brownish red, dark brown, yellow, yellowish brown, green, white and gray1.00infobox
PhlogopiteCrystal classPrismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)1.00infobox
PhlogopiteCrystal habitTabular, scaly masses, rarely perfect phenocryst tablets1.00infobox
PhlogopiteCrystal systemMonoclinic1.00infobox
PhlogopiteDiaphaneityTransparent to translucent1.00infobox
PhlogopiteFormulaKMg3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)21.00infobox
PhlogopiteFractureNone1.00infobox
PhlogopiteGroupMica group, trioctahedral mica group, biotite subgroup1.00infobox
PhlogopiteIMA symbolPhl1.00infobox
PhlogopiteLusterPearly, sometimes slightly metallic on cleavage surfaces1.00infobox
PhlogopiteMohs scale hardness2–2.51.00infobox
PhlogopiteOptical propertiesBiaxial (−), 2V=121.00infobox
PhlogopiteOther characteristicsFluorescent1.00infobox
PhlogopiteRefractive indexnα = 1.530–1.573 nβ = 1.557–1.617 nγ = 1.558–1.6181.00infobox
PhlogopiteSpace groupC2/m1.00infobox
PhlogopiteSpecific gravity2.78–2.851.00infobox
PhlogopiteStreakWhite1.00infobox
PhlogopiteStrunz classification9.EC.201.00infobox
PhlogopiteTenacityTough, flexible thin laminae1.00infobox
PhlogopiteTwinningComposition twinning1.00infobox
Phlogopiteis ayellow0.90text
Phlogopiteis amagnesium endmember of the biotite solid solution series0.90text

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