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What is the noun for mica?

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mica
  1. (mineralogy) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Amazingly, the wind rose on the compass, and the original mica cover have survived intact.”
      “Her collection is not much but it includes mica, aquamarine, tourmaline, rubies and rose quartz.”
      “Corundum occurs as an accessory mineral in some metamorphic rocks, such as mica schist, gneiss, and crystalline limestone.”
micas
  1. plural of mica
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    1. “These include clay minerals such as kaolinite and talc, micas, montmorillonites, and the remainder of the asbestos minerals including chrysotile.”
      “Crystals sometimes exhibit visible inclusions of micas and tourmaline as well as rarer minerals, such as cassiterite.”
      “Parallel with the micas that cause the schistosity, the growth of the quartz and epidote lenses took place.”
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