Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Layered minerals (5 letter answer)
The Answer
MICAS
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Notes
The answer MICAS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Biotite and lepidolite
Biotite and muscovite
Biotite and phlogopite
Certain silicates
Complex silicates
Flaky minerals
Fuchsite and alurgite
Isinglass minerals
Laminated rocks
Muscovite and biotite
They're flaky
They come in sheets
Definition
MICA as a noun:
1. (mica, isinglass) = any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity