sericite

Noun

Meaning

A kind of muscovite occuring in silky scales having a fibrous structure. It is characteristic of sericite schist.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mica muscovite vermiculite lepidolite phlogopite glauconite zinnwaldite paragonite margarite biotite illite annite eastonite celadonite polylithionite
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Close letter words and terms

sericigenous sericin sericious sericitic sericitisation sericitise