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The Clue
Translucent mineral (4 letter answer)
The Answer
MICA
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Notes
The answer MICA is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Biotite
Fuchsite
Isinglass
Muscovite
Silicate
Constituent of biotite
Dynamite ingredient
Flaky mineral
Flexible mineral
Foliate mineral
Glass substitute
Glistening mineral
Insulating silicate
It's flaky
Material in sheets
Mineral that glistens
Muscovite, e.g.
Popular insulator
Sheet mineral
Sheet rock?
Vermiculite, essentially
Easily split mineral
Easily split stuff
Glinting flecks in granite
It comes in sheets
Mineral in transparent sheets
Mineral used in insulation
Thin-layered mineral
Translucent mineral in sheets
Makeup of some insulating 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