BIOTITE MICA

Luster: Nonmetallic
Lab Book Description:
Hardness: 2.5 to 3
Color black, green-black, or brown-black; Cleavage excellent; Forms very short prisms that split easily into very thin, flexible sheets; Specific Gravity = 2.7 to 3.1
Streak: Gray-brown

Appears on these flash cards: vitreous luster; one plane of perfect cleavage