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Consopite
Consopite Con"so*pite (k[o^]n"s[-o]*p[imac]t), a. [L.
consopitus, p. p. of consopire.]
Lulled to sleep. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
Consopite
Consopite Con"so*pite, v. t.
To lull to sleep; to quiet; to compose. [Obs.]
The operation of the masculine faculties of the soul
were, for a while, well slacked and consopited. --Dr.
H. More.
phlogopiteMica Mi"ca, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.]
(Min.)
The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly
perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very
thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in
composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to
green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns,
the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called
isinglass. Formerly called also cat-silver, and
glimmer.
Note: The important species of the mica group are:
muscovite, common or potash mica, pale brown or
green, often silvery, including damourite (also
called hydromica); biotite, iron-magnesia mica,
dark brown, green, or black; lepidomelane, iron,
mica, black; phlogopite, magnesia mica, colorless,
yellow, brown; lepidolite, lithia mica, rose-red,
lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an
essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica
slate; biotite is common in many eruptive rocks;
phlogopite in crystalline limestone and serpentine.
Mica diorite (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but
containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende.
Mica powder, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of
mica.
Mica schist, Mica slate (Geol.), a schistose rock,
consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some
feldspar. phlogopiteMica Mi"ca, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.]
(Min.)
The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly
perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very
thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in
composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to
green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns,
the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called
isinglass. Formerly called also cat-silver, and
glimmer.
Note: The important species of the mica group are:
muscovite, common or potash mica, pale brown or
green, often silvery, including damourite (also
called hydromica); biotite, iron-magnesia mica,
dark brown, green, or black; lepidomelane, iron,
mica, black; phlogopite, magnesia mica, colorless,
yellow, brown; lepidolite, lithia mica, rose-red,
lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an
essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica
slate; biotite is common in many eruptive rocks;
phlogopite in crystalline limestone and serpentine.
Mica diorite (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but
containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende.
Mica powder, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of
mica.
Mica schist, Mica slate (Geol.), a schistose rock,
consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some
feldspar. PhlogopitePhlogopite Phlog"o*pite, n. [Gr. ? firelike.] (Min.)
A kind of mica having generally a peculiar bronze-red or
copperlike color and a pearly luster. It is a silicate of
aluminia, with magnesia, potash, and some fluorine. It is
characteristic of crystalline limestone or dolomite and
serpentine. See Mica. Sinopite
Sinopite Sin"o*pite, n. [F., fr. L. sinopis (sc. terra), a red
earth or ocher found in Sinope, a town in Paphlagoma, on the
Black Sea, Gr. ????.] (Min.)
A brickred ferruginous clay used by the ancients for red
paint.
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