As nouns the difference between quartz and mica
is that quartz is the most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment while mica is 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.
quartz
Noun
(mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, Si]][[oxygen, O2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
Derived terms
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* Colorado topaz
* drusy quartz
* fused quartz
* rose quartz
* quartz clock
* quartz crystal
* quartz glass
* quartz heater
* quartz-iodine lamp
* quartz lamp
* quartz halogen lamp
* quartz watch
* quartziferous
* quartzing
* quartzite
* quartzose
* smoky quartz
See also
* amethyst
* aventurine
* buhrstone
* cairngorm
* chalcedony
* chrysoprase
* citrine
* coesite
* flint
* greisen
* phenacite
* prase
* rock crystal
* rubasse
* stishovite
* topaz
mica
English
Noun
(
wikipedia mica)
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.
See also
* biotite
* lepidolite
* muscovite
* paragonite
* phlogopite
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