Home Mica (bright mica, muscovite), chemical data

   
SiO2 46    - 52
Al2O3 28    - 36
K2O  8    - 11
Fe2O3  2    - 5
Na2O  0.2  - 0.8
MgO  0.1  - 0.6
CaO  0.01 - 0.1
loss of ignition  4    - 5.5

Chemical data of mica (bright mica, muscovite) in wt.-%
average analysis acc. to manufacturers data


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