MUSCOVITE MICA AUSSIE SPECIMEN
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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