phlogopite
nounA yellow to dark brown mica, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2, used in insulation.
nounA kind of magnesia mica (see
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
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a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum