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Record 1 2011-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
12001-26-2
CAS number
DEF

A silicate mineral that is characterized by a sheet cleavage.

CONT

Biotite is the ferromagnesian black mica, and muscovite is the potassic white mica. Sometimes mica is used as a lost-circulation material in drilling.

OBS

Synthetic mica is available. It has electrical and mechanical properties superior to those of natural mica ... Use: Electrical equipment, vacuum tubes, incandescent lamps, dusting agent, lubricant, windows in high-temperature equipment, filler in exterior paints, cosmetics, glass and ceramic flux, roofing, rubber, mold-release agent, specialty paper for insulation and filtration, wallpaper and wallboard joint cement, oil-well drilling muds.

OBS

isinglass: Mica especially when in thin transparent sheets.

OBS

daze: An old name for mica (from its glitter).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
12001-26-2
CAS number
DEF

Silicate lamellaire, à clivage très facile.

CONT

(Les micas forment une famille). [...] Toutes les espèces de la famille des micas sont monocliniques. Le mica existe dans une foule de roches cristallines et constitue l'un des trois éléments fondamentaux du granite.

Spanish

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