MUSCOVITE MICA

Luster: Nonmetallic
Lab Book Description:
Hardness: 2 to 2.5
Colorless, yellow, brown, or red-brown; Forms short opaque prisms; Cleavage excellent in 1 direction, can be split into the flexible transparent sheets; SG = 2.7 to 3.0
Streak: White

Appears on these flash cards: vitreous luster; one plane of perfect cleavage; used for computer chip substrates, facial makeup