Phlogopite

Phlogopite
Phlogopite Phlog"o*pite, n. [Gr. ? firelike.] (Min.) A kind of mica having generally a peculiar bronze-red or copperlike color and a pearly luster. It is a silicate of aluminia, with magnesia, potash, and some fluorine. It is characteristic of crystalline limestone or dolomite and serpentine. See {Mica}. [1913 Webster]

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