The composition of phlogopite is KMg3[AlSi3O10](F,OH)2. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system. The crystal form is columnar or pseudohexagonal blocks, and it usually has a conical shape, sometimes with crystal twinning. It can also appear in a scale-like blocky aggregate form. It can be colourless, yellowish brown, light green or white with colourless streaks. The diaphaneity is transparent to opaque with a pearly lustre. The specific gravity is 2.76–2.90, the Mohs hardness is 2–2.5, and the fractures are uneven. It mainly forms in ultrabasic and contact-metamorphosed rocks.
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(2020). Phlogopite. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_1873
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