Phlogopite: Metaphysical & Geological Properties, Images

Phlogopite Specimen picture — Image Credit: Géry PARENT - Own work Creative Commons

About Phlogopite

A magnesium-rich mica, typically yellowish-brown to reddish-brown. It's a stone of flexibility and grounding, reducing stress and enhancing mental clarity.

Primary Hues

Yellowish-Brown, Greenish, Reddish-Brown, White, Colorless, forms platy sheets

Metaphysical Properties

A stone of flexibility and grounding. Believed to reduce stress, enhance mental clarity, and promote a connection to Earth energies.

Affirmation

I am flexible, grounded, and clear-minded.

Chakra Connection

Root
Solar Plexus
Heart

Astrological Alignment

Virgo
Capricorn

Planetary Influence

Earth
Saturn

Elemental Energy

Earth

Vibrational Number

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Geological & Scientific Details

Phlogopite is classified as a phyllosilicate minerals, mica group, biotite subgroup mineral which typically crystallizes in the monoclinic system. Its chemical formula is KMg3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2. Common crystal habits include tabular, scaly masses, rarely perfect phenocryst tablets.

Key Geological Properties:

Mineral Category: Phyllosilicate minerals, mica group, biotite subgroup
Chemical Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
IMA Symbol: Phl[1]
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Predominant Geological Color: Brown, brownish red, dark brown, yellow, yellowish brown, green, white and gray
Crystal Habit: Tabular, scaly masses, rarely perfect phenocryst tablets
Twinning: Composition twinning
Cleavage: Perfect basal (001)
Luster: Pearly, sometimes slightly metallic on cleavage surfaces
Streak: White
Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent

PHLOGOPITE

Brown Mica | Magnesium Mica