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ITEM: Spectacular Natural Specimen of

Muscovite / Golden Mica

SOURCE: Madagascar

DIMENSIONS:  171mm x 107mm x 83mm

WEIGHT: 1425g / 3.14 lbs

STAND INCLUDED?: YES, New Perspex Mineral Stand Supplied FREE !

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: YES, via Global Shipping Programme

DOMESTIC SHIPPING: FREE FIRST CLASS TRACKED DELIVERY!!

THIS SPECTACULAR SPECIMEN IS OFFERED AT AN

UNBELIEVABLY LOW PRICE - AND WE HAVE ONLY ONE LIKE IT

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DESCRIPTION:
This listing is for a spectacular, and truly museum quality example of muscovite mica ( golden mica ) from Madagascar. The photographs just don't fully capture the magnificent appearance of this piece. There is a small amount of white quartz matrix and the specimen is 95% solid sheet muscovite mica. The mica plates are absolutely huge and stacked into two incredibly thick slabs. The colour is a fabulous, semi metallic, semi mother of pearl sheen, it's absolutely gorgeous.

This superb specimen stands perfectly on its own so no stand is required. We will, however, provide one of our large, deluxe, 3 point mineral stands TOTALLY FREE, just in case you prefer to use one. We have included a 1cm square yellow cube in the photographs to give you an idea of how large this fabulous and rare item is. The specimen is perfect as a significant feature of any mineral collection or simply as a magnificent statement display piece suitable for any setting.

A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MUSCOVITE MICA:
Muscovite mica is the most common mineral of the mica family. It is an important rock-forming mineral present in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Like other micas it readily cleaves into thin transparent sheets. Muscovite sheets have a pearly to vitreous lustre on their surface. If they are held up to the light, they are transparent and nearly colourless, but most have a slight brown, yellow, green, or rose-colour tint. The ability of muscovite to split into thin transparent sheets - sometimes up to several feet across - gave it an early use as window panes. In the 1700s it was mined for this use from pegmatites in the area around Moscow, Russia. These panes were called "muscovy glass" and that term is thought to have inspired the mineral name "muscovite."

Sheet muscovite is an excellent insulator, and that makes it suitable for manufacturing specialized parts for electrical equipment. Scrap, flake, and ground muscovite are used as fillers and extenders in a variety of paints, surface treatments, and manufactured products. The pearlescent luster of muscovite makes it an important ingredient that adds "glitter" to paints, ceramic glazes, and cosmetics.