Muscovite
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Muscovite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 10 x 7 x 3 cm - Cabinet
- Formula
- KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Warren Brothers quarry, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, United States
Phyllosilicate - Monoclinic - Mica group member. Ordinary (True or Common) Mica - Dioctahderal.
This specimen contains hundreds of pseudohexagonal platy crystals to 7-10mm.
Muscovite
- Formula
- KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Massive - Lamellar, Foliated, Micaceous
- Cleavage
- Perfect, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- white, gray, silver white, brownish white, greenish white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Brittle - Sectile
- Hardness
- 2-2.5
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
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