Meaning | Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity. |
---|
Synonym | mica |
---|
Narrower | biotite | dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock |
---|
lepidolite | A mineral of the mica group |
muscovite | A colorless or pale brown mica with potassium |
paragonite | A colorless or pale brown mica with sodium |
phlogopite | A brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum |
zinnwaldite | A mica containing iron and lithium |
Broader | mineral | Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
---|
transparent substance, translucent substance | A material having the property of admitting light diffusely |
Spanish | cola de pescado, mica |
---|
Catalan | mica |
---|