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muscovite
Mica 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.
Muscovite
Muscovite Mus"co*vite, n. [See Muscovy glass.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian. 2. (Min.) Common potash mica. See Mica.

Meaning of muscovite from wikipedia

- Muscovite (also known as common mica, isingl****, or potash mica) is a hydrated phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and pot****ium with formula KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F...
- Muscovy, the Grand Prin****lity of Moscow,[better source needed] Muscovite Rus', or Muscovite Russia. The English names Moscow and Muscovy, for the city, the...
- Look up muscovite or Muscovite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Muscovite is a mineral. Muscovite may also refer to: An inhabitant of the city of Moscow...
- The Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars (also known as the Russo–Lithuanian Wars or simply Muscovite Wars or Lithuanian Wars) were a series of wars between the Grand...
- Russian autocracy, Muscovite autocracy, tsarist absolutism, imperial absolutism, Russian absolutism, Muscovite absolutism, Muscovite despotism, Russian...
- character of mica crystals. The short-range order of K+ ions on cleaved muscovite mica has been resolved. View of tetrahedral sheet structure of mica. The...
- The Polish–Muscovite War of 1605–1618, also known as the Polish–Russian War, Polish Intervention in Russia or the Dimitriads, was a conflict fought between...
- The Battle of Orsha was part of a long series of Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars conducted by Muscovite rulers striving to gather all the former Kievan Rus'...
- a result of traditional habit and the need to distinguish between the Muscovite and the Lithuanian part of Rus', as well as of the political interests...
- The Muscovite–Ukrainian War (1658–1659) was an armed conflict from September 21, 1658, to October 17, 1659, between the Cossack Hetmanate led by Ivan...