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Answer for the clue "A colorless or pale brown mica with sodium ", 10 letters:
paragonite

Word definitions for paragonite in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paragonite \Pa*rag"o*nite\, n. [From Gr. ?, p. pr. of ? to mislead.] (Min.) A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist of the Alps.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) A mineral related to muscovite.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Paragonite , also known as Natron-Glimmer , is a mineral , related to muscovite . Its empirical formula is Na Al [(O H )|Al Si O ]. A wide solvus separates muscovite from paragonite, such that there is little solid solution along the vector Na K and apparent ...