Glimmer

Definitions of Glimmer
  1. noun
    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
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    Biotit
    dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
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    Mineral
    solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
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