Phlogopite

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  • noun. A yellow to dark brown mica, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2, used in insulation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A kind of magnesia mica (see mica, 1) commonly occurring in crystalline limestone and in serpentine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A kind of mica having generally a peculiar bronze-red or copperlike color and a pearly luster. It is a silicate of aluminia, with magnesia, potash, and some fluorine. It is characteristic of crystalline limestone or dolomite and serpentine. See mica.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
  • Word Usage
    "The name phlogopite, named by F.A. Breithaupt in 1841, comes from the Greek word phologopos meaning fiery in reference to the reddish color seen on some specimens of this mica."
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    isinglass  mica  
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    mica