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Meaning of PHLOGOPITE

Pronunciation:  'flâgu`pIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
 
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 See Also: isinglass, mica

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Phlog"o*pite\, n. [Gr. ? firelike.] (Min.)
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 {Mica}.
 

 

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