phlogopite

English

Etymology

From German Phlogopit, from Ancient Greek φλογωπός (phlogōpós, “fiery-looking”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

phlogopite (countable and uncountable, plural phlogopites)

(mineralogy) A mica mineral with the chemical formula K Mg₃Al Si₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator.

Synonyms

bronze mica

Translations

a mica, the magnesium endmember of biotite

Finnish: flogopiitti
French: phlogopite (fr) f
German: Phlogopit m

Italian: flogopite f
Spanish: flogopita f

Further reading

“Phlogopite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“phlogopite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

French

Noun

phlogopite f (plural phlogopites)

(mineralogy) phlogopite

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