mica

As nouns the difference between pyroxene and mica

is that pyroxene is pyroxene 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.

As nouns the difference between mica and gneissoid

is that 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 while gneissoid is (geology) a metamorphic rock having the composition of a laminated granite.

As an adjective gneissoid is

(geology) having a structure similar to that of gneiss, or intermediate between that of gneiss and mica or granite.

As nouns the difference between mica and clintonite

is that 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 while clintonite is a political supporter of (bill clinton).

As nouns the difference between mica and anandite

is that 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 while anandite is (mineral) a usually monoclinic mineral of the mica group.

As a noun 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.

As an adjective micaless is

devoid of mica.

As a noun 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.

As an adjective micalike is

resembling or characteristic of mica.

As nouns the difference between mica and margarite

is that 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 while margarite is (mineralogy) a calcium-rich member of the mica group of phyllosilicates, forming white to pinkish or yellowish-gray masses or thin laminae.

As nouns the difference between mica and celadonite

is that 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 while celadonite is (mineral) a blueish-green form of mica.

As nouns the difference between mica and siderophyllite

is that 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 while siderophyllite is (mineralogy) a rare silicate mineral of the mica group.

As nouns the difference between mica and stilpnomelane

is that 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 while stilpnomelane is (mineralogy) a metamorphic phyllosilicate mineral of the mica group, having the chemical formula k(fe²⁺,mg,fe³⁺)₈(si,al)₁₂(o,oh)₂₇.