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What is the crystal shape of mica?
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What is atoms in a crystal in mica are layered in?
There measure in sheets
What is the mineral with Crystal that breaks and two flat sheets?
Mica
What does mica smell like?
This is how Mica looks like: http://www.answersincreation.org/curriculum/geology/MicaSheetUSGOV.jpg A refined Mica would looks like crystal.
What is the most common nonferromagnesian member of mica family?
Muscovite
What is the crystal shape of a pearl?
Pearls are not crystalline and don't have a crystal shape.
What is the crystal shape of agate?
Agate, being a cryptocrystalline (microscopic crystal structure) form of quartz, does not have a crystal shape.
How does a mineral gets its crystal shape?
minerals get its crystal shape by the heating and pressure from rock
Does mica split into thin flat sheets?
Yes, mica is a mineral that naturally forms into thin, flat sheets due to its layered crystal structure. This property is known as cleavage, and it allows mica to easily split into thin, flexible layers.
Can mica float on water?
Mica is over twice as dense as water, so unless the mica is in the shape of a boat, it will sink.
What does the tendency of micas to produce thin cleavage flakes suggest about its crystal structure?
the arrangement of the atoms in mica
What is the mica mineral symbol?
Muscovite (clear) and Biotite (black) are the commonest mica forms. Fuchsite (green) is an unusual mica containing chromium. Please see the related link below for a listing of the mica group of minerals.
