micas provide shimmer because a mica is a flat platelet that reflects and refracts light, similar to a diamond in the sun. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Talc - Day Four - Gold Mica & Mess] Reference
Those interested in the electrical industry will know that mica is playing a large part as an insulator. From Wordnik.com. [The Mineral Resources of Ontario] Reference
Dragonlady~ The heavy metal gold mica is a brand new product that we are actually testing right now (we love it too)!. From Wordnik.com. [Loopy Soap Reveal!] Reference
The name mica was probably created from the Latin word micare meaning to shine in reference to the shiny luster of the micas. From Wordnik.com. [Mica] Reference
Shimmer is made of light-reflecting crystals called mica. From Wordnik.com. [Best in Beauty] Reference
John is mica, which is more valuable and clearer than gold. From Wordnik.com. [Sixes and Sevens] Reference
Vermiculite is a mineral that belongs to a group of minerals called the mica minerals. From Wordnik.com. [Vermiculite] Reference
At ordinary temperatures "mica" of the kind found in commerce is an excellent insulator. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
(This fine sand is likely to be mica which is fusible compared to more refractory silica sand.). From Wordnik.com. [1. Refractories] Reference
Is anybody to be rich through 'mica', I wonder? through 'Nothing but mica?'. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846] Reference
Minerals, such as mica, kaolin, corundum and precious stones are found in abundance. From Wordnik.com. [Drummond's Pictorial Atlas of North Carolina.] Reference
For what are the conditions attending the passage of the ray in a medium such as mica?. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays] Reference
The mines themselves (copper mines) are in a kind of mica-schist, which the people call granite. From Wordnik.com. [Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland] Reference
An apparatus made of canvas and mica which is worn over the eyes for protection from the gases of German "tear shells.". From Wordnik.com. [Over the Top] Reference
To get this result the mica must be most carefully dried. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
(A sterile disc of mica may be substituted for the cover-slip.) 5. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
M. Bouty returns to the study of mica (muscovite) in the Journal de. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Talc or mica did not pay the expense of a nine month's voyage with fifteen ships. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
The decomposition of mica is very slow, however, as it is a peculiarly hard mineral. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
A watch may be kept on the process by immersing a minute strip of mica alongside the thread. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
There are two kinds of mica -- that containing potash, and that containing magnesia, in excess. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
This stone is a volcanic rock called hornblende, of very fine grain, with minute specks of mica. From Wordnik.com. [Brittany & Its Byways] Reference
It appears to be a decomposed trachyte, in which the feldspar has been affected, but not the mica. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Apart from agricultural land and forests, exploitable natural resources are mica, hydropower, and tourism. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Those in best preservation have been covered with mica, which has preserved both the colour and the fabric. From Wordnik.com. [Chats on Old Lace and Needlework] Reference
High up on the mountain heaps of mica outside of the gaping black mouth of a deserted mine glistened like silver. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878] Reference
The coffee table also got an up-to-date look -- rectangular, and covered with marble-look tiles made of walnut and mica. From Wordnik.com. [Oval Office Makeover] Reference
Another commonly occurring mineral which is rich in potash is mica, which has been found to contain from 5 to 13 per cent. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Shailor's D-12 model (shown) arranged grids of ni-chrome wire and mica plates in an open configuration on a porcelain base. From Wordnik.com. [Birthday toast: A basic kitchen appliance turns 100] Reference
M. Bouty, using less perfectly dried mica, did not get so good a result as to smallness of residual charge as the one above quoted. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
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