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sericitic — adjective see sericite * * * sericitic / sitˈik/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑seric … Useful english dictionary
Sericitic quartzite — is a rock type which contains intermediate proportions of quartz and sericite and acts as a brittle unit.One of three rock type definitions that were first applied in the Coeur d’Alene Mining District to the Revett Formation (White and Wilson,… … Wikipedia
sericite — sericitic /ser i sit ik/, adj. /ser euh suyt /, n. Mineral. a fine grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar. [1850 55; < G Sericit. See SERIC , ITE1] * * * fine grained variety of either of the silicate minerals… … Universalium
Quartz-porphyry — Quartz porphyry, in petrology, is the name given to a group of hemi crystalline acid rocks containing porphyritic crystals of quartz in a fine grained matrix, usually of micro crystalline or felsitic structure. In specimens, the quartz appears as … Wikipedia
US Silver — Corporation (Tsxv|USA) is a mining company based in Wallace, Idaho near Coeur d Alene, Idaho. The Chairman of the Company is John P. Ryan, the CEO is Bruce Reid, and the President is Mark Hartmann.In 2006 USSC purchased the Coeur, Caladay, and… … Wikipedia
Vitreous quartzite — is rock type primarily made up of fine grained quartz sand metamorphosed to a glassy brittle light colored siliceous unit.One of three rock type definitions that were first applied in the Coeur d’Alene Mining District to the Revett Formation… … Wikipedia
Siltite-argillite — is a rock type with silt sized quartz grains that are completely separated from each other by a large proportion of sericite and acts as a more ductile unit.One of three rock type definitions that were first applied in the Coeur d Alene Mining… … Wikipedia
mica — micalike, adj. /muy keuh/, n. any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic… … Universalium
