phlogopite

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Etymology

From German Phlogopit, from Ancient Greek φλογωπός (phlogōpós, fiery-looking) + -ite.

Noun

phlogopite (countable and uncountable, plural phlogopites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator

Synonyms

  • bronze mica

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Phlogopite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • phlogopite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

French

Noun

phlogopite f (plural phlogopites)

  1. (mineralogy) phlogopite

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