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Genuine Specimen

Size:1.5" approx.

The word "mica" is thought to be derived from the Latin word micare, for glitteren, in reference to the brilliant appearance of this mineral (especially when in small scales). Mica has a lamellar form with a shiny luster.

Until the 19th century, large crystals of mica were quite rare and expensive as a result of the limited supply in Europe. However, its price dramatically dropped when large reserves were found and mined in Africa and South America during the early 1800s.

Helen Hansma, a research scientist affiliated with the University of California, has proposed that the unique properties of Mica enabled the formation of life in the oceans of the distant past.

Human use of mica dates back to pre-historic times. Mica was known to ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations, Chinese civilization, as well as the Aztec civilization of the New World.

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