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n. - A brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum.

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  • The name phlogopite, named by F.A. Breithaupt in 1841, comes from the Greek word phologopos meaning fiery in reference to the reddish color seen on some specimens of...
  • The mica group of minerals includes: biotite, muscovite, lepidolite, and phlogopite.
  • Vermiculite is formed by the alteration and/or weathering of the minerals biotite and phlogopite.
  • Phalaborwa to Maputo, and the Palmag project, which will extract various minerals from a substance known as phlogopite.
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