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The micas are a group of hydrous potassium aluminium silicates. The most common members of this group are muscovite, biotite and chlorite.

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Rothwell, R.G. (1989). Mica. In: Minerals and Mineraloids in Marine Sediments. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1133-8_15

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