Muscovite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Silicate
- Crystal system
- Monoclinic
- Hardness
- Soft (Mohs under 3)
- Colour
- Colourless, White, Grey
- Lustre
- Glassy, Pearly
- Use
- Industry
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Muscovite was once called Muscovy glass, because in old Russia thin clear sheets of it served as windows.
- Finely ground muscovite mica gives a pearly shimmer to cosmetics and paints.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q106532 · All stones · All entries