: any of various colored or transparent mineral silicates crystallizing in monoclinic forms that readily separate into very thin leaves
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Artisans give demonstrations there a few times a year, and that morning Clarence Cruz, a ceramics professor at the University of New Mexico and a member of the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, explained his specialty, cookware made from clay mixed with mica.
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Lia Picard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
The town’s pegmatites are composed of about 65 percent feldspar, 25 percent quartz, 8 percent mica and trace amounts of other minerals.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Now cooled and worn, the rocks around Spruce Pine has the look of a dirty snowball thanks to a combination of feldspar, mica, and quartz.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
This dewy look is often a result of mica powder, light-reflecting pigments, or pearls in the formula, which help give your skin an artificial radiance in addition to any hydrating benefits the formula might have.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
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Lia Picard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
The town’s pegmatites are composed of about 65 percent feldspar, 25 percent quartz, 8 percent mica and trace amounts of other minerals.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Now cooled and worn, the rocks around Spruce Pine has the look of a dirty snowball thanks to a combination of feldspar, mica, and quartz.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
This dewy look is often a result of mica powder, light-reflecting pigments, or pearls in the formula, which help give your skin an artificial radiance in addition to any hydrating benefits the formula might have.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
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mica
noun
mi·ca
ˈmī-kə 
: any of various minerals that contain silicon and can be separated easily into thin often transparent sheets
Medical Definition
mica
noun
mi·ca
ˈmī-kə
: any of various colored or transparent mineral silicates crystallizing in monoclinic forms that readily separate into very thin leaves
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