Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or containing mica; resembling mica or partaking of its properties, especially that of occurring in foliated masses consisting of separable laminæ: as, micaceous structure.
- Figuratively, sparkling.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or containing, mica; splitting into laminæ or leaves like mica.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, consisting of, or containing
mica . - adjective Resembling mica,
laminated ,sparkling . - adjective figuratively
sparkling ;brilliant
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective hydrous silicates of or relating to or resembling mica
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Examples
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It is rust of iron, finely crystallised: from its resemblance to mica, it is often called micaceous iron.
The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing John Ruskin 1859
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It is rust of iron, finely crystallized: from its resemblance to mica, it is often called micaceous iron.
The Ethics of the Dust John Ruskin 1859
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a kind of micaceous schist, and in the western is granitic gneiss.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 Various
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And the contemporary focus includes some seductive objects that resonate with earlier pieces, such as a voluptuously curved jar of glistening micaceous clay by Lonnie Vigil of the Nambe Pueblo, displayed near a superb assortment of more traditional Pueblo pottery.
Shows That Defy Stereotypes Lee Rosenbaum 2011
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Everything cooked in micaceous clay pots comes out sweet.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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It is a coarse reddish-brown fabric, slightly micaceous, with limestone inclusions and shiny black specks.
Ceramic Studies « Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds 2009
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To the south and east this is replaced by Jurassic calcareous and micaceous siltstones and sandstones.
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This condition is characterized by thick, red plaque with a white, silvery micaceous scale on top.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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All the rocks are of Pliocene or Pleistocene, fluviatile origin, and consist mainly of sandstones, conglomerates, quartzites, shales and micaceous sandstone.
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The rolling to hilly well-dissected upland contains mostly gneiss and schist bedrock that is covered with clayey and micaceous saprolite.
chained_bear commented on the word micaceous
"'You know, of course, that in the micaceous schist of those parts the arbutus is a usual sight and that therefore Charaxes jasius, the Two-Tailed Pasha, is not so rare as he is elsewhere in Europe. It was the sight of one sailing by that brought you to mind.'"
--P. O'Brian, The Yellow Admiral, 10
March 19, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word micaceous
Speaking of micaceous schists, twinned crystals of staurolite resembling dark or smoky crystal crosses are sometimes found therein, along with lovely little grape-juice colored garnets.
I invite someone else to tell me why staurolite (Fe,Mg,Zn)2Al9(Si,Al)4O20(OH)4 is the state mineral of Georgia.
January 1, 2009