mica
Noun
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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 (synset 114705716)is a type of:- mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
- translucent substance, transparent substance - a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material
subtypes:- biotite - dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
- lepidolite - a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium
- 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
same as: isinglass
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