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isinglass

DEFINITIONS OF: isinglass

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n 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

Synonyms:
mica
Types:
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biotite
dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
lepidolite
a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium
muscovite
a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
paragonite
a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium
phlogopite
a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
zinnwaldite
a mica containing iron and lithium
damourite
a variety of muscovite
lepidomelane
a mica that is a biotite containing iron
Type of:
mineral
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
translucent substance, transparent substance
a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material
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