Muscovite mineral. Polarised light micrograph of a thin section through muscovite, a mica mineral. Micas are silicates, and are common in all types of

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Muscovite mineral. Polarised light micrograph of a thin section through muscovite, a mica mineral. Micas are silicates, and are common in all types of rock.

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Keywords: chemical, chemistry, compound, compounds, crystal, crystals, earth, geology, light, mica, micrograph, mineral, muscovite, polarised, rock, rocks, science, section, sectioned, silicate