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MICA BLANC PHENGITIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
CONT

Phengitic white mica has developed between the grain boundaries of recrystallized feldspars or at rims of high-Ti biotite.

OBS

Muscovite is the most common mica mineral. It's also called white mica.

OBS

phengitic white mica: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

muscovite : minéral; mica blanc [constitué de] silicate d'alumine potassique fréquent dans les granites, gneiss, absent des roches volcaniques.

OBS

Le mica blanc le plus fréquent est la muscovite [...]

OBS

mica blanc phengitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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