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The most common form of mica?
muscovite
Graphite is an allotrope of what element?
Diamond, graphite and carbon black are the most common allotropes of CARBON
What two minerals share the common name mica?
Biotite and Muscovite.
What is mica's colors?
Mica comes in a variety of forms and colors. The most common micas are biotite, which is dark colored, and muscovite, which is light in color.
What are arizona's most common minerals?
Mica, Quartz, Iron Pyrite, and Turquoise
How does the cleAvage of graphite differ from that of mica?
Cleavage refers to the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces. Graphite and mica have the same type of cleavage, which is a perfect basal cleavage.
What is schists?
Schists are a group of minerals that are characterized by having plate-like crystal structures that slide easily over one another. Common examples are Mica and Graphite.
What is a Metamorphic rock containing minerals such as talc and mica and quartz or graphite called?
schist
What minerals form when rock is metamorphosed?
Calcite, garnet, graphite, hematite, magnetite, mica, and talc.
What kind of weathering is common in mica and shale?
Decompression and Exfoliation weathering are common in Mica and Shale.
What kind of physical weathering is common in Mica and Shale?
Decompression and Exfoliation weathering are common in Mica and Shale.
The mica family of minerals possesses the two types of chemical bonds present in graphite. What are these two bond types and why are sheets of mica commonly used in electrical insulators?
families and cousins
The most common nonferromagnesian member of the mica family?
The most common nonferromagnesian member of the mica family is muscovite.
Graphite is more common than diamond?
Yes, graphite is more common than diamond.
What kind of natural resources does Madagascar have?
It has natural resources such as coal, graphite, salt, quartz, tar sands, precious stone, and mica
What is the most common form of mica occurring in various rocks including gneiss granite and schist?
Biotite is the most common form of mica.
The most common form of mica?
muscovite
