phlogopite

English

Etymology

From German Phlogopit, from Ancient Greek φλογωπός (phlogōpós, “fiery-looking”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

phlogopite (countable and uncountable, plural phlogopites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator.

Synonyms

  • bronze mica

Further reading

  • “Phlogopite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • phlogopite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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