Flexible Mineral

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
	33%	11		Thin, flexible mineral
	noun • a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos
	21%	11		Mineral that can be easily split into thin, flexible sheets
	noun • a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium

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