MICA
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- Australian Minerals, Minerals of the World
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 - Crystals, Minerals of the World
AQUAMARINE CRYSTALS MICA MATRIX
A rustic and natural Aquamarine Crystals Mica Matrix specimen. Featuring several well terminated clear Aquamarine crystals among the Mica blades matrix. There is one main clear crystal with two or three smaller crystals and an unidentified orange crystal in this piece. Well formed and terminated clear beryl make it a great collectable item. Many people prefer the natural clusters like this. The option is always there to improve the aesthetics and value of this specimen.
Location:
Paprok, Afghanistan.Dimensions:
4cm x 4.3cm x 5cm, 108g.Beryl: Be3Al2Si6O18.
SKU: MW5246 - Crystals, Minerals of the World
AQUAMARINE CRYSTALS MICA MATRIX A
A rustic and natural Aquamarine Crystals Mica Matrix specimen. Featuring several well terminated clear Aquamarine crystals among the Mica blades matrix. There is one main clear crystal with two or three smaller crystals and an unidentified orange crystal in this piece. Well formed and terminated clear beryl make it a great collectable item. Many people prefer the natural clusters like this. The option is always there to improve the aesthetics and value of this specimen.
Location:
Paprok, Afghanistan.Dimensions:
4cm x 4.3cm x 5cm, 108g.Beryl: Be3Al2Si6O18.
SKU: MW5246-1 - 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 - Minerals of the World
MUSCOVITE MICA SPECIMEN
A large and rustic Muscovite Mica Specimen. Featuring many mica blades clustered 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. 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. The associated white mineral is probably Albite.
Location:
Minas Gerais, Brazil.Dimensions:
17cm x 12cm x 6cm, 1058g.KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 MICA GROUP
SKU: MUSCOV028 - Australian Minerals, Minerals of the World
LEPIDOLITE SPECIMEN
LEPIDOLITE SPECIMEN
Lepidolite Specimen. A good quality specimen of Mica mounted on a perspex pad for enhanced display. A bargain price for a Mineral with special properties like awesome electrical, thermal and electromagnetic insulation / shielding. We have personally measured with a Trifield meter for shielding and Mica is one of the best natural radiation shields. This particular specimen is from the collection. This mineral is an ore of Lithium used in batteries mainly and many other items. Powering the electric cars like Tesla.
Location:
Western Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
4cm x 3.8cm x 2.1cm, 75g.MICA GROUP
SKU: C0413 - Australian Minerals, Minerals of the World
LEPIDOLITE MICA SPECIMEN
LEPIDOLITE MICA SPECIMEN
Slightly translucent Lepidolite Mica Specimen. A good quality specimen of Mica mounted on an 8cm x 8cm perspex pad for enhanced display. A bargain price for a Mineral with special properties like awesome electrical, thermal and electromagnetic insulation / shielding. We have personally measured with a Trifield meter for shielding and Mica is one of the best natural radiation shields. This particular specimen is from the collection. This mineral is an ore of Lithium used in batteries mainly and many other items. Powering the electric cars like Tesla.
Location:
Western Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
6.8cm x 6.5cm x 1.2cm, 80g.SKU: C0411