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White mica, KAl2(Al,Si3O10(OH,F)2, a common
silicate. mineral. It is colourless to
silvery white with shiny surfaces, and like
all micas it splits into thin flakes along
its one perfect cleavage. Muscovite is a
metamorphic mineral occurring mainly in
schists; it is also found in some granites,
and appears as shiny flakes on bedding planes
of some sandstones.