12.108 | Fall 2004 | Undergraduate

Structure of Earth Materials

Phyllosilicates

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Muscovite single crystals showing perfect basal cleavage: KAl2AlSi3O10(OH)2. Courtesy of OCW.

Alt text:
muscovite is white mica.
Caption:
Muscovite single crystals showing perfect basal cleavage: KAl2AlSi3O10(OH)2.
Credit:
Courtesy of OCW.
muscovite is white mica.

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