Phlogopyite is a red-tinted mica. Its name comes from the Latin word phlogopos in allusion to its color.
The largest single crystal was found at the Lacey Mine, Ontario, Canada and measured 10 x 4.3 x 4.3 meters and weighed an estimated 330 metric tons.
Karelia, Russia produced crystals of similar size but not quite as large.
This is one of my favorite minerals and words. I wanted to name my first *daughter Phlogopos but that was meet with sharp objections from my parents, my wife’s mother, and more importantly, my wife. Needless to say she has a different name, Adrienne.
(*Although these posts are 'posted' by me, (Constance D), it is Rick (my father) who writes them. You can read about the family/rock hounds HERE.)
Boy, that's hard to say. Just imagine people trying to pronounce your name if You'd been called phologopyite. Regards to your dad. Blog on!
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Yeah, I'm just glad it wasn't me he wanted to name that. Thank you!
DeleteI don't remember this from college Geology, but I swear I made an A. lol Do tell what the person who discovered this crystal did with it.
ReplyDeleteThere isn't really a 'use' for it. It's a mica.
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