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phlogopite Definition

phlogo·pite (fläg′ō pīt′)

noun

a brown, monoclinic mica, K(Mg,Fe)AlSiO(OH,F), used mainly as an electrical insulator

Etymology: Ger phlogopit < Gr phlogōpos, fiery (< phlox, flame: see phlox + ōps, face, eye) + Ger -it, -ite

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