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The cleavage of mica is perfect. Sometimes it has parallel parting. The cleavage laminae is flexible and elastic. The thin translucent sheets allow geologists to view the metamorphosis.
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What group of rock forming minerals are used as dielectrics in heating elements etc?
The micas are used as dielectrics.
What is pink color nonmetalic and galssy luster softer than topaz quuartz scratches apatite harder than fluorite has clevage and is scratched by a steel file?
What is pink color nonmetalic and galssy luster softer than topaz quuartz scratches apatite harder than fluorite has clevage and is scratched by a steel file?
What are the family of mineral?
sulfides, oxides, silicates (with many subcategories), carbonates, clays, micas. Those are the main ones I can think of.
What are the minerals in Colorado?
Copper, gold, silver, molybdenite, quartz, feldspars, micas, amphibole, magnetite, tourmaline, epidote, diamond, garnets, and many others.
Does quartz have clevage or fracture?
There is no broken parts in quartz, so Quartz does not have cleavage.
What is The structure of the micas?
Micas are monoclinic.
How tall is Cynthia Micas?
Cynthia Micas is 165 cm.
When was Cynthia Micas born?
Cynthia Micas was born on February 2, 1990, in Berlin, Germany.
Muscovite mica group list?
Your question is unclear. Muscovite is not a group name, but there are a number of polytypes, as listed by Fleischer's Glossary, 2008: -2M1, -1M, , and -2M2. The micas are divided into three main subgroups: true micas, brittle micas, and interlayer-deficient micas. These total about 44 species. There are also six incompletely investigated micas that are now considered to be series.
Does gold have clevage?
oh yeah
What is the clevage of opal?
Ruby does not have any typical consistent clevage. Though it may show parting on twinned stones.
What is the irredescent rock that peels off in layers?
They are called Micas. Some names for Micas are called, Muscovite, Biotite, and Phlogopite.
What is it called when minerals do not show clevage?
It is called fracture.
What splits so that the cells can reproduce?
clevage furrow
What mineral contains oxygen and silicon is soft and shiny and separates easily into sheets?
Biotite is one of the mica group of silicate minerals.
Which Mineral is flat and flaky?
micas such as muscovite, biotite
What is the breakage of a pearl?
Conchoidal Fracture. Clevage is impossible in a pearl
