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Fuchsite Fuchsite is a member of the mica family (Complex Potassium Sodium Magnesium Iron Aluminum Hydroxyl Silicates). It is colored green from trace amounts of chromium. Mica cleaves (breaks) into thin, flexible sheets. Mica is used industrially for heat and electrical insulation and in the manufacture of paints, porcelain and paper, among other uses. Metaphysically, fuchsite is said to enhance the body’s ability to heal itself and to increase the effectiveness of other healing minerals http://www.galleries.com VARIETY OF: Muscovite , KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F, OH)2, Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride. USES: mineral specimen and ornamental stone. COLOR: emerald green. HARDNESS: 2 - 3 CLEAVAGE: perfect in one direction, forming sheets. CRYSTAL SYSTEM: monoclinic http://en.wikipedia.org Muscovite, also known as potash mica, is a phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and potassium with formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F, OH)2. It has a highly perfect basal cleavage yielding remarkably thin laminae (sheets), which are often highly elastic. Muscovite melts at approximately 1320°C, has a Mohs hardness of 2 - 2.25 and a specific gravity of 2.76 - 3. It can be colorless or tinted through grays, browns, greens, yellows, or (rarely) violet or red, and can be transparent or translucent. The green chromium rich variety is called fuchsite. |
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