phlogopite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

phlogopite (countable and uncountable, plural phlogopites)

1. (mineralogy) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator

Synonyms

• bronze mica

Related terms

• phlogopitic
• phlogopitization

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

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Phlogopite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “phlogopite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Noun

phlogopite f (plural phlogopites)

1. (mineralogy) phlogopite