Biotite is a common phyllosilicate mineral within the mica group with the approximate chemical formula K Mg Fe 3 AlSi 3 O 10 F OH 2 The name biotite is used in the field and in entry level geology courses because these minerals generally cannot be distinguished without optical chemical or x ray analysis More generally it refers to the dark mica series primarily a solid
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Get PriceThe name biotite is used in the field and in entry level geology courses because these minerals generally can not be distinguished without optical chemical or x ray analysis Biotite is a primary mineral found in a wide range of crystalline igneous rocks such as granite diorite gabbro peridotite and also forms under metamorphic conditions when argillaceous rocks are exposed
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Get PriceNamed in 1847 after the French physicist Jean Baptiste Biot 1774 1862 who studied the optical properties of the micas Name Pronunciation Biotite Synonym Iron Mica Lepidomelane Fe Manganophyllite Mn Micaceous Iron Ore Oxybiotite Biotite Image Images
Get PriceBiotite Meanings Properties And Powers A Complete Biotite Properties Biotite is a mineral thats named after French physicist Jean Baptist who studied and researched about it for its optical properties It is also known as Black Mica It usually occurs in rust golden brown reddish brown dark brown and brown colors It forms a lens shape
Get PriceOptical Properties Physical Properties of Biotite Uses of Biotite Sitemap Physical Properties of Biotite Color black dark brown greenish black blackish brown dark yellow Predominantly found to be black Molar Mass Streak white to grey usually white Crystal Habit massive to platy pseudo hexagonal Crystal System monoclinic Cleavage perfect 1 dimensional cleavage breaks
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Get PriceThe potassium ion layers of this Biotite Mica Healing Crystal from Erongo Region Namibia produce the perfect cleavage Also known as black mica Biotite was named in honour of Jean Baptist Biot a French physicist who researched the mica minerals for their optical properti Sometimes called the stone of life Biotite has been used in
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Get PriceThe minerals are identified basically from their optical properties The optical properties differ from mineral to mineral because their crystal structure is different and the chemical constituents of the mineral also their relative positions in the crystal lattice sites differ But mineral kingdom is so vast sometimes it becomes difficult to identify all the minerals using only the optical
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Get PriceAdvanced Notes Clinopyroxene contains calcium It encompasses a range of solid solutions from Mg Fe 2[Si2O6] to Ca Mg Fe [Si2O6] The physical and optical properties detailed above refer to augite a clinopyroxene common in mafic igneous rocks
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Get PriceMinerals down the Microscope on Moodle Mineralogy a tool to allow you to identify Part 1 Rock forming minerals 10 minerals make up the vast majority of all rocks You need to learn their associations particular minerals are associated with particular rock types and the key optical properties that allow you to easily identify each mineral
Get Pricechlorite/smectite and biotite/chlorite Major minerals including chlorite C/S illite quartz albite and calcite were identified primarily on the basis of SEM observations including textural relations and EDS spectra optical properties and the XRD data given by Jiang Peacor 1994 In particular portions of samples
Get PriceList of minerals by optical properties Jump to navigation Jump to search Optical properties of common minerals Name Crystal system Indicatrix Optical sign Birefringence Color in Plain Polar Anorthite Triclinic Biaxial None Biotite Monoclinic Biaxial Brown Calcite Hexagonal Uniaxial None Chlorite Monoclinic triclinic Biaxial or Pale
Get Pricea microscopic scale Mineral examples muscovite biotite and chlorite This specimen of muscovite exhibits a foliated habit The mineral can easily be separated into very thin sheets The specimen is approximately 5 centimeters across Geodic is a habit in which mineral aggregates form a rounded or oblate mass by crystallization on the inside
Get PriceBiotite Properties and Occurrences Biotite is a common phyllosilicate mineral within the mica group with the approximate chemical formula K Mg Fe 3 AlSi 3 O 10 F OH 2 The name biotite is used in the field and in entry level geology courses because these minerals generally cannot be distinguished without optical chemical or x
Get PriceOne perfect cleavage Colour and Pleochroism Strongly colored brown reddish brown or brownish green in thin section Stong pleochroism Relief moderately high positive relief Form Euhedral to anhedral grains most commonly displays a tabular habit with a hexagonal cross section Optical Orientation Parallel and birds eye extinction
Get Priceamphibole any of a group of common rock forming silicate minerals Amphiboles are found principally in metamorphic and igneous rocks They occur in many metamorphic rocks especially those derived from mafic igneous rocks those containing dark coloured ferromagnesian minerals and siliceous dolomites Amphiboles also are important constituents in a variety of plutonic and volcanic igneous
Get PriceBiotite Mineral structure Sheet silicate Common mineral in Granites Pelites Schists Gneisses Rock forming minerals associated with Biotite Quartz Feldspars Muscovite Biotite in Granite Analyser out Analyser in Key optical features of biotite in thin section Brown Single cleavage Pleochroic High interference colours Straight extinction Common minerals that might be confused
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