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|Structure: Triclinic|Composition: Sodium calcium aluminosilicate|Moh's Hardness: 6-6½|

Muscovite

The most common mica mineral. Muscovite forms late in igneous rocks, it resists weathering and muscovite sheets were once used in Russia as window panes. Reminiscent of fluorite, often with metallic spangles, it is comparitively new to the jewelry scene.


Purple mica with copper spangles sometimes sold as 'Muscovite'