The large number of mica species (end-members) and varieties is based on chemical variability and peculiar structural features like polytypism, local and global symmetry. In addition, mainly because of an inherent misfit between the constituent tetrahedral and octahedral sheets, in the specific mica structures several structural parameters undergo adjustments relative to their ideal values. Consequently, the mechanisms ruling distortions from ideal models must be considered when investigating a mica behavior under geological conditions.
Micas are important rock-forming minerals and petrographers consider them mainly for their chemical aspects. The importance of the chemical composition is well known to all researchers dealing...
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