muscovite

/ˌmʌskəˈvaɪt/
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Other forms: muscovites

Definitions of muscovite
  1. noun
    a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
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    types:
    damourite
    a variety of muscovite
    type of:
    isinglass, mica
    any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
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