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Definitions of muscovite in various dictionaries:
noun - a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
noun - a resident of Moscow
adj - of or relating to the residents of Moscow
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| Also called white mica, its name sounds like an inhabitant of the Russian capital |
| White mica, or a person from Moscow(9) |
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| A potassium aluminum silicate mineral, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, the most common form of mica, which ranges from colorless or pale yellow to gray and brown, has a pearly luster, and is used as an insulator. Also called white mica. |
| a silver-grey form of mica occurring in many rocks. |
| a person from Moscow |
| A silver-grey form of mica occurring in many rocks. |
| A native or citizen of Moscow. |
| Relating to Moscow. |
| a resident of Moscow |
| a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium |
| of or relating to the residents of Moscow |
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Muscovite (also known as common mica, isinglass, or potash mica) is a hydrated phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and potassium with formula KAl2(AlSi3O10)(FOH)2, or (KF)2(Al2O3)3(SiO2)6(H2O). It has a highly perfect basal cleavage yielding remarkably thin laminae (sheets) which are often highly elastic. Sheets of muscovite 5 meters × 3 meters (16.5 feet × 10 feet) have been found in Nellore, India.* * Muscovite has a Mohs hardness of 22.25 parallel to the [001] face, 4 perpendicular to the [001] and a specific gravity of 2.763. It can be colorless or tinted through grays, browns, greens, yellows, or (rarely) violet or red, and can be transparent or translucent. It is anisotropic and has high birefringence. Its crystal system is monoclinic. The green, chromium-rich variety is called fuchsite; mariposite is also a chromium-rich type of muscovite. * Muscovite is the most common mica, found in granites, pegmatites, gneisses, and schists, and as a contact metamorphic rock or as a secondar |