phlogopite

(flägō pīt′)

noun

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

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

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noun
A yellow to dark brown mica, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2, used in insulation.

Origin:

Origin: Greek phlogōpos, fiery-looking (phlox, phlog-, flame; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots + ōps, ōp-, eye, face; see okw- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + -ite1

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