- Biotite - Wikipedia
Biotite is an essential phenocryst in some varieties of lamprophyre Biotite is occasionally found in large cleavable crystals, especially in pegmatite veins, as in New England, Virginia and North Carolina USA
- Biotite Mineral | Uses and Properties - Geology. com
Biotite is a rock-forming mineral found in a wide range of crystalline igneous rocks such as granite, diorite, gabbro, peridotite, and pegmatite It also forms under metamorphic conditions when argillaceous rocks are exposed to heat and pressure to form schist and gneiss
- Biotite Mica : Properties, Formation, Ocurrence and Uses - Geology Science
Biotite is the most common mica mineral and also known as black mica, a silicate mineral in the common mica group Approximate chemical formula K (Mg, Fe) It can be found in massive crystal layers weighing several hundred pounds
- Biotite | Mica, Silicate, Rock-Forming | Britannica
Biotite, a silicate mineral in the common mica group It is abundant in metamorphic rocks (both regional and contact), in pegmatites, and also in granites and other intrusive igneous rocks
- Biotite Mineral Geology and Uses - ThoughtCo
Biotite is a dark-colored mineral found in many rocks and is also known as black mica Biotite is used to date rocks using argon-argon or potassium-argon dating methods Mica, including biotite, is used in electronics, construction, and various industries for its unique properties
- Biotite - Geology is the Way
Biotite, also known, as ‘black mica’ is a rock-forming femic phyllosilicate that occurs in several igneous and metamorphic rocks The mineral was named in honor of the French scientist Jean-Baptiste Biot, who devoted his life to study the optical properties of the micas
- Biotite Mineral: Properties, Appearance Geologic Role
Biotite is a black mica mineral found in many rocks Discover its key traits, varieties and role in igneous and metamorphic rocks
- Biotite mica: The mineral Biotite information and pictures
Biotite is a very common form of mica It is named in honor Jean Baptiste Biot (1774 - 1862), a French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who researched the mica minerals for their optical properties
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