biotite

English - Turkish

Definition of biotite in English Turkish dictionary

biyotit

karamika

kara mika

biyotit (siyah mika minerali)

Related Terms

biotite schist

biyotit şist

English - English

Definition of biotite in English English dictionary

A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron

or black mica Silicate mineral in the common mica group. It is abundant in metamorphic rocks, in pegmatites, and in granites and other igneous rocks. Biotite is a layer silicate structure in which aluminum and silicon occur in infinitely extending Si-Al-O sheets that alternate with potassium-rich and magnesium-(and iron-) containing sheets

{i} mineral in the mica group

dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock

Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color; a common constituent of crystalline rocks

Hyphenation

bi·o·tite

Turkish pronunciation

bayıtayt

Pronunciation

/ˈbīəˌtīt/ /ˈbaɪəˌtaɪt/

Etymology

() Biotite was named by J.F.L. Hausmann in 1847 in honour of the French physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot, who, in 1816, researched the optical properties of mica, discovering many unique properties.