Paragonite

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A kind of mica, analogous to muscovite in composition, but containing sodium in place of potassium: it is characteristic of the paragonite-schist of the Alps.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist of the Alps.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A mineral related to muscovite.
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  • noun. a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium
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    isinglass  mica