单词 | micaceous |
释义 | micaceous, a. Min.|maɪˈkeɪʃɪəs| [f. mica + -aceous.] Containing or resembling mica; pertaining to or of the nature of mica, esp. in Combs. forming the descriptive names of various rocks, as micaceous lava, micaceous sandstone, micaceous schist, micaceous shale, micaceous slate.
1774Pennant Tour Scotl. in 1772, 153 A micaceous slate, mixed with quartz. 1813Sir H. Davy Agric. Chem. (1814) 193 Micaceous schistus, which is composed of quartz and mica arranged in layers. 1849Dana Geol. ix. (1850) 463 Blue micaceous shale. 1882Geikie Text-bk. Geol. ii. ii. iii, As this silvery lustre is..due to the presence of mica, it is commonly called distinctively micaceous. |

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