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muscovite
Mica Mi"ca, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called isinglass. Formerly called also cat-silver, and glimmer. Note: The important species of the mica group are: muscovite, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often silvery, including damourite (also called hydromica); biotite, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; lepidomelane, iron, mica, black; phlogopite, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; lepidolite, lithia mica, rose-red, lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; biotite is common in many eruptive rocks; phlogopite in crystalline limestone and serpentine. Mica diorite (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende. Mica powder, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica. Mica schist, Mica slate (Geol.), a schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some feldspar.
Muscovite
Muscovite Mus"co*vite, n. [See Muscovy glass.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian. 2. (Min.) Common potash mica. See Mica.

Meaning of Muscovites from wikipedia

- Look up muscovite or Muscovite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Muscovite is a mineral. Muscovite may also refer to: A demonym for an inhabitant of...
- Muscovite (also known as common mica, isingl****, or potash mica) is a hydrated phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and pot****ium with formula KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F...
- invasions. Over the course of the wars, particularly in the 16th century, the Muscovites expanded their domain westwards, taking control of many prin****lities...
- Muscovites consistently when translating the Latin title. A slightly more precise English translation of the Latin title would be Notes on Muscovite Affairs...
- Polish–Muscovite War can refer to: Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18) Smolensk War (1631–34) Russo-Polish War (1654–67) This disambiguation...
- control of Nizhny Novgorod. Mikhail marched against Moscow in 1308, but the Muscovites were able to stand their ground. Mikhail also failed to win the support...
- Sigismund refused to allow his son to become the new tsar unless the Muscovites agreed to convert from Eastern Orthodoxy to Catholicism, and the pro-Polish...
- only by the skillfully chosen tactics of the Muscovites but also by their numerical superiority. Muscovites emplo**** similar tactics as those in the Battle...
- X about a "horde of Muscovites" which consisted of 80,000 men. Sigismund also claimed that his army had killed 30,000 Muscovites and taken prisoner 46...
- noted: "The majority believes that Russia is a changed name of Roxolania. Muscovites ("Russians" in the German version) re****e this, saying that their country...