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A brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
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phlogopite
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Phlogopite is a yellow, greenish, or reddish-brown member of the mica family of phyllosilicates . It is also known as magnesium mica . Phlogopite is the magnesium endmember of the biotite solid solution series, with the chemical formula KMgAlSiO(F,OH). ...
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n. a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
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Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, ...
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n. (context mineralogy English) A mica mineral with the chemical formula potassiummagnesium 3 aluminumsilicon 3 oxygen 10 (fluorine,Ohydrogen) 2 , a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator.
Usage examples of phlogopite.
Kemjawi as a byproduct of feldspar mining, and phlogopite at Siilinjarvi from an apatite mine.