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What color is the streak of biotite?
biotite has a colorless streak
Is biotite magnetic?
no,biotite is not attracted to magetic forces (its not attracted to magnet)
What is the hardness of biotite mica?
Biotite mica has a Mohs hardness of 2.5-3.0.
What type of rock is biotite schist?
Biotite is a form of Mica (dark/black mica) made from Mafic eruptions. It is often found embedded in Granite. Boitite can also be found in some varieties of Schists, and in some other metamorphic rocks.
What physical properties distinguish biotite from muscovite?
Both are platy, silicate, mica group minerals with perfect cleavage in one direction.
Why is biotite not able to be seen?
Biotite is a form of mica, and can be seen without difficulty in the right kind of rocks.
What color is the streak of biotite?
biotite has a colorless streak
Is biotite magnetic?
no,biotite is not attracted to magetic forces (its not attracted to magnet)
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.
What is the hardness of biotite mica?
Biotite mica has a Mohs hardness of 2.5-3.0.
What type of rock is biotite schist?
Biotite is a form of Mica (dark/black mica) made from Mafic eruptions. It is often found embedded in Granite. Boitite can also be found in some varieties of Schists, and in some other metamorphic rocks.
What is a biotite?
A biotite is a variety of dark brown mica, a mixed aluinosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.
What is the parent rock of the metamorphic rock biotite gneiss?
Biotite gneiss could have a number of protoliths (parent rocks), and those protoliths could be igneous or sedimentary; the sedimentary parent rock could be a fine-grained shale, high in biotite composition, or a granitic rock, high in biotite.
What are the uses of biotite?
i have no idea.bye!
What are types of minerals?
biotite
How are the minerals biotite mica and the Muscovite mica different?
Biotite mica contains iron and/or magnesium, but muscovite mica does not.
Glauconite limonite and biotite are in which sedimentary rock?
biotite is used for building appartments,houses,and hardware types of construction ok you get that.
