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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.
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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.
Is mica a carbonate?
No. Mica is a silicate.
What is the streak Mica?
Mica has a white streak.
What mineral is known as black mica?
Biotite is dark mica. Muscovite mica is light in color.
How was mica useful to pioneers?
Mica was used in place of glass in windows and stoves.
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.
What is a cultural charateristic?
me no undastand
Case studies are most useful for studying what?
rare or unusual events
What is a specific resistance of a mica?
mica has the specific gravity of 2.88
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 unusual about the wombat's pouch?
It faces backwards. This is useful when the wombat is digging a burrow.
Alexzander grahm bells favorite things?
mica,mica,mica
What nicknames does Mica Milosevic go by?
Mica Milosevic goes by Mica.
How are the minerals biotite mica and the Muscovite mica different?
Biotite mica contains iron and/or magnesium, but muscovite mica does not.
What is mica's transparency?
Mica is flexible; Mica has a flat transparency, sight glass.
What mineral is often used as an insulator is electrical equipment?
Mica. Mica Mica
