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MUSCOVITE MICA AUSSIE 2
Muscovite Mica Aussie Specimen. Featuring many slim sheets of Mica together. This lovely silvery Mineral possesses special properties like electrical, thermal and electromagnetic insulation and shielding. We have personally measured these properties with a Trifield meter for shielding and Mica is one of the best natural radiation shields. It has been used scientifically for these purposes for well over a hundred years. Mica can be flaky and comes apart in thin sheets much like flexible plastic. It is a popular and unusual mineral that appeals to people of all ages. Muscovite is just one variety of Mica, named for the Russian province of Muscovy, known for its sheet mica. This specimen comes with the small dispay stand shown in one of the pics.
Location:
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.Dimensions:
9cm x 7.5cm x 0.6cm, 56g.SKU: AM22MM0-2 - Australian Minerals, Minerals of the World
MUSCOVITE MICA AUSSIE 1
Muscovite Mica Aussie 1 Specimen. Featuring many slim sheets of Mica together. This lovely silvery Mineral possesses special properties like electrical, thermal and electromagnetic insulation and shielding. We have personally measured these properties with a Trifield meter for shielding and Mica is one of the best natural radiation shields. It has been used scientifically for these purposes for well over a hundred years. Mica can be flaky and comes apart in thin sheets much like flexible plastic. It is a popular and unusual mineral that appeals to people of all ages. Muscovite is just one variety of Mica, named for the Russian province of Muscovy, known for its sheet mica. This specimen comes with the small dispay stand shown in one of the pics.
Location:
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.Dimensions:
19cm x 16cm x 0.9cm, 347g.SKU: AM22MM01 - Australian Minerals, Fossils, Minerals of the World, Other Treasures
TREASURE ISLAND BOOK
TREASURE ISLAND BOOK
A Fossicker’s Guide to Australia
Rodney Berrell & Nicole Kelly
A stunning book guide for Treasure Hunting on Treasure Island – That’s Aussie. What an amazing adventure. Imagine going on a real treasure hunt. Here’s a guide on how, where, what and many other logistical considerations for the trip. Heaps of colour pics with great secrets other Fossicker’s might keep secret. Make sure you get one of these as we have limited numbers.
SKU: TIB - Australian Minerals, Minerals of the World
MUSCOVITE MICA AUSSIE SPECIMEN
MUSCOVITE MICA AUSSIE SPECIMEN
Large Muscovite Mica Aussie Specimen on Feldspar. Featuring many slim sheets of Mica on a hefty Feldspar Matrix. This lovely silvery Mineral possesses special real scientific properties like electrical, thermal and electromagnetic insulation and shielding. We have personally measured these properties with a Trifield meter for shielding and Mica is one of the best natural radiation shields. It has been used scientifically for these purposes for well over a hundred years.
Mica can be flaky and comes apart in thin sheets much like flexible plastic. It is a popular and unusual mineral that appeals to people of all ages. Muscovite is just one variety of Mica, named for the Russian province of Muscovy, known for its sheet mica. Interestingly during WW2 Germany was the first to produced lab grown Mica using thermal control with an applied Electromagnetic Force Perpendicular to the growth plane. This is very interesting considering they used an EMF to control the growth of large flat crystals.
Location:
Australia.Dimensions:
24cm x 15cm x 16cm, 7300g.KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 MICA GROUP
SKU: C0201-1 - Australian Minerals, Minerals of the World
MUSCOVITE MICA BOOK SPECIMEN
MUSCOVITE MICA BOOK SPECIMEN
Muscovite Mica Book Specimen. Featuring many slim sheets of Mica together forming a book. A top specimen, you can see my reflection in a few of the pics. This lovely silvery Mineral possesses special properties like electrical, thermal and electromagnetic insulation and shielding. We have personally measured these properties with a Trifield meter for shielding and Mica is one of the best natural radiation shields. It has been used scientifically for these purposes for well over a hundred years. Mica can be flaky and comes apart in thin sheets much like flexible plastic. It is a popular and unusual mineral that appeals to people of all ages. Muscovite is just one variety of Mica, named for the Russian province of Muscovy, known for its sheet mica.
Location:
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.Dimensions:
9.4cm x 7.1cm x 1.6cm, 205g.KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 MICA GROUP
SKU: C0201 - Australian Minerals, Minerals of the World
MUSCOVITE MICA BOOK
MUSCOVITE MICA BOOK
Muscovite Mica Book Specimen. Featuring many slim sheets of Mica together forming a book. This lovely silvery Mineral possesses special properties like electrical, thermal and electromagnetic insulation and shielding. We have personally measured these properties with a Trifield meter for shielding and Mica is one of the best natural radiation shields. It has been used scientifically for these purposes for well over a hundred years. This specimen is mounted on a perspex pad for enhanced display and to make some handling possible. Mica can be flaky and comes apart in thin sheets much like flexible plastic. It is a popular and unusual mineral that appeals to people of all ages. Muscovite is just one variety of Mica, named for the Russian province of Muscovy, known for its sheet mica.
Location:
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.Dimensions:
9.9cm x 7.7cm x 1.3cm, 134g.KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 MICA GROUP
SKU: C0311