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Mica is added to paint and makeup to provide sheen, to drywall compound to make it sandable, is used as window 'glass' in stoves and furnaces, used in electronics to make capacitors and insulators, in the plastic industry as an extender, filler, and reinforcing agent, and in the rubber industry as a filler.
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What unusual charateristic does mica have and how is it useful?
Mica is a soft mineral (Mohs hardness of 2-2.5), and has perfect cleavage in one direction. It also has a shiny luster, which makes it useful in paint and makeup manufacture. It is used as an insulator in electrical equipment and because of its resistance to heat it has been used as a replacement for glass in furnace and stove windows. The low hardness makes it useful as a very mild abrasive, and it is used in some toothpastes.
Is mica a renewable resource?
Mica Is Not A Renewable Resource Because Think About When Muscovite Mica And Biotite Mica Go Extinct. Muscovite Mica And Biotite Mica Are Both Types To Make Mica, And If That Goes Extinct Then Mica Will Be Extinct Too.
What is mica's transparency?
Mica is flexible; Mica has a flat transparency, sight glass.
What is biotite mica used in?
Biotite is common therefore you may not find it in many collection, but biotite is very useful, Biotite is used extensively as an insulator in many electrical or semiconductors applications.
Is mica a carbonate?
No. Mica is a silicate.
Major difference between metallic car paint and mica car paint?
Metallic car paint has powdered metal in it. "Mica metallic" car paint has mica, a glittery rock, in it. The mica gives the paint a neat iridescence.
What is Biotite mica used for?
It is used for fire-resistant tiles, rubber, and paint.
What do you use Mica for?
Mica can be added to paint and makeup to provide sheen. It may also be used in stoves and furnaces.
Where can you buy spruce mica paint for your car?
your local auto paint store
Can you spray paint over sun-mica?
Yes, you can.
How is mica used?
Mica is added to paint and makeup to provide sheen, to drywall compound to make it sandable, is used as window 'glass' in stoves and furnaces, used in electronics to make capacitors and insulators, in the plastic industry as an extender, filler, and reinforcing agent, and in the rubber industry as a filler.
Who likes to paint their clothes and make their clothes brit chicks?
Mica
What mineral is often used as an insulator is electrical equipment?
Mica. Mica Mica
How was mica useful to pioneers?
Mica was used in place of glass in windows and stoves.
What is a sentence that uses the word pigment?
This paint uses a mica flake pigment for a sparkly effect.
What is the difference between metalic paint and a normal car paint?
Metallic have a small mica in it, it looks like a glitter in the sun. Normal car paint, can be pearl, Metallic, or a solid color.
Is Mica used in Eye Shadow?
Yes, Mica is usually found in all eyeshadow.
