MICA - individual sheets
« backMICA (LARGE SHEETS)
The remarkable flexible mineral
From India
Large, individual cleaved sheets of mica.
Mica is one of the most common minerals and yet it is also one of the most remarkable. Due to weaknesses between the layers of atoms it splits easily in one direction - a property known as cleavage - and continued splitting creates thin, flexible sheets.
Mica has had hundreds of uses due to its unique electrical and thermal insulating properties but it has been principally used in the electrical industries. The transparent variety of mica is known as muscovite and the black variety biotite. Mica is a common constituent of rocks, particularly granite.
Mica is one of the most common minerals and yet it is also one of the most remarkable. Due to weaknesses between the layers of atoms it splits easily in one direction - a property known as cleavage - and continued splitting creates thin, flexible sheets.
Mica has had hundreds of uses due to its unique electrical and thermal insulating properties but it has been principally used in the electrical industries. The transparent variety of mica is known as muscovite and the black variety biotite. Mica is a common constituent of rocks, particularly granite.
Price per sheet. Each sheet comes with a label as shown.
Please note: The photographs are typical examples of what we have. You will receive the best example from our current stock.
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Size: Average 20 centimetres long (but each piece is different and sizes vary)
Weight: varies
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