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 this mica. From Wordnik.com. [Mica] Reference
The mica group of minerals includes: biotite, muscovite, lepidolite, and phlogopite. From Wordnik.com. [Vermiculite] Reference
Vermiculite is formed by the alteration and/or weathering of the minerals biotite and phlogopite. From Wordnik.com. [Vermiculite] Reference
Phalaborwa to Maputo, and the Palmag project, which will extract various minerals from a substance known as phlogopite. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Mica is also used as segment plates between copper commutator sections to insulate copper from the steel; phlogopite mica is used because it wears at the same rate as the copper segments. From Wordnik.com. [Mica] Reference
The two micas used as a commodity are: brown mica or phlogopite which contains iron and magnesium; and the "reddish, green, or white (or clear) mica" or muscovite which contains potassium and aluminum. From Wordnik.com. [Mica] Reference
The plant would produce 330,000 tons of alumina, 300,000 tons of magnesia and 230,000 tons of potassium sulphate a year from mineral phlogopite currently being discarded as tailings from the phosphate operations of Foskor, the IDC said in a statement. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The phlogopite mica of Canada occurs in pyroxenite dikes. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
(phlogopite), though other deposits of potential importance are known in. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
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