| Mineral preserved by chemicals |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Aug 2025 |
| Flaky rock |
New York Times |
05 Aug 2025 |
| Flaky rock |
New York Times |
31 Jul 2025 |
| This morning, I see you have provided the insulator (4) |
|
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| Flaky rock |
Premier Sunday |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Group of silicate minerals (4) |
|
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| Group of rock-forming minerals used in heating elements (4) |
|
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| Shiny mineral |
Commuter |
15 May 2025 |
| Mineral used in some heating wires |
|
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| Mineral which has caused problems in Donegal and elsewhere. (4) |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
Commuter |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Flaky mineral |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Mar 2025 |
| Mineral that forms in sheets |
Family Time |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Mineral used in makeup and countertops |
|
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| First name of the former Gogglebox regular, also known as Big Meesh, who took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2023 (4) |
|
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| Layered mineral |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Feb 2025 |
| Isinglass; iMac (anag.) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Mineral that shimmers |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2025 |
| Mineral with thin sheets |
New York Times |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Flaky mineral |
Commuter |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Amicable bit of rock? (4) |
|
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| How comical! Having an electric insulator in there! |
|
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| A piece of chemical silicate (4) |
|
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| Shiny flaky mineral |
|
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| Lustrous rock-forming phyllosilicate mineral whose name is Latin for 'crumb' (4) |
|
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| Electric insulation |
|
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| What makes granite sparkle |
|
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| _ Paris, singer who co-hosted two series of What Not To Wear (4) |
|
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| Currently I'm looking for an electric insulator |
|
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| Shiny makeup additive |
Universal |
16 Sep 2024 |
| Flaky mineral |
Commuter |
16 Sep 2024 |
| Flaky rock |
Commuter |
11 Sep 2024 |
| Shiny silicate mineral found in some cosmetics (4) |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
Universal |
09 Sep 2024 |
| Flaky mineral |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
31 Aug 2024 |
| Flaky mineral |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Flaky rock |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Flaky mineral |
Commuter |
16 Jul 2024 |
| Cam and I have discovered a substitute for glass (4) |
|
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| Mineral found as flat crystals in rocks (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
15 Jul 2024 |
| I help Mac with the insulation |
|
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| Mineral that makes makeup shimmery |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
Commuter |
05 Jun 2024 |
| ____ Paris, UK singer, presenter, actress |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
04 Jun 2024 |
| Glam rock? |
New York Times |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Silicate in rocks (4) |
|
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| Glittery mineral |
Newsday |
23 May 2024 |
| Thin, flaky mineral |
USA Today |
20 May 2024 |
| Silicate economically produced in part (4) |
|
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| Glittery mineral |
Newsday |
12 May 2024 |
| ___ Paris, soul and jazz singer, cousin of boxer Chris Eubank (4) |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
Universal |
01 May 2024 |
| Mineral used in drywall |
Wall Street Journal |
01 May 2024 |
| Shiny mineral adopted by ceramic artists (4) |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
Commuter |
23 Apr 2024 |
| Layered mineral |
Universal |
12 Apr 2024 |
| Shiny silicate mineral used as a thermal insulator (4) |
|
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| ___ Paris, singer and presenter (4) |
|
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| Shimmery cosmetics additive |
|
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| Mineral found in ceramic artwork |
|
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| Maryland Institute College of Art |
|
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| Electric insulator |
|
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| Insulation mineral, as shiny silicate |
The Guardian Quick |
20 Feb 2024 |
| Shiny mineral |
Universal |
29 Jan 2024 |
| Flaky rock |
USA Today |
11 Jan 2024 |
| Shiny mineral that splits into layers |
|
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| Some comic antics with an insulator |
|
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| Plastic laminate could be for this mineral |
|
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| Mineral deposit mined in economic area (4) |
|
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| Flaky, glittery mineral |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Oct 2023 |
| Sheet mineral |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2023 |
| Mineral that adds shimmer to cosmetics |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2023 |
| Crystalline mineral |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Aug 2023 |
| Layered rock |
LA Times Daily |
20 Aug 2023 |
| Mineral used in pearlescent paint |
LA Times Daily |
03 Aug 2023 |
| 'Star Trek: Picard' actress Burton |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2023 |
| Flaky layered mineral |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2023 |
| Flaky mineral |
Universal |
04 Jul 2023 |
| Flaky mineral |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jun 2023 |
| Flaky, glittery mineral |
|
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| Note about unsuitable building material |
Irish Times Crosaire |
05 Apr 2023 |
| Silicate used as an insulator |
|
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| Glittery silicate mineral |
|
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| Layered mineral |
Newsday |
18 Dec 2022 |
| Glittery mineral |
Newsday |
16 Dec 2022 |
| Shimmery mineral |
USA Today |
13 Dec 2022 |
| Flaky mineral |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Dec 2022 |
| Translucent mineral |
Newsday |
27 Nov 2022 |
| Shiny mineral |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Nov 2022 |
| Flaky mineral |
Universal |
06 Nov 2022 |
| Mineral whose name means 'crumb' in Latin |
New York Times |
03 Nov 2022 |
| Mineral whose name means “crumb” in Latin |
New York Times |
03 Nov 2022 |
| Shimmery mineral |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2022 |
| Shiny mineral |
USA Today |
03 Oct 2022 |
| Natural source of glitter |
New York Times |
28 Aug 2022 |
| Layered mineral |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2022 |
| Mineral used as an insulator |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jul 2022 |
| Shiny mineral in some makeup |
Universal |
30 Jun 2022 |
| Flaky mineral |
Universal |
17 Jun 2022 |
| Flaky mineral |
Wall Street Journal |
24 May 2022 |
| Natural shimmery ingredient found in makeup (rhymes with "pica") |
|
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| Silicate mineral |
The Times Concise |
08 Apr 2022 |
| Layered mineral |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Apr 2022 |
| Layered mineral |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jan 2022 |
| Layered mineral |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Jan 2022 |
| Insulator for first piece of audio equipment? |
|
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| Flaky silica mineral |
|
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| Mineral with thin layers |
Universal |
02 Nov 2021 |
| Thin-layered mineral |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Flaky mineral |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Sep 2021 |
| Silicate mineral |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Jun 2021 |
| Isinglass, a rock-forming mineral |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
09 May 2021 |
| Flaky mineral |
Universal |
01 May 2021 |
| Mineral used as insulator |
The Times Concise |
24 Apr 2021 |
| Mineral whose name is Latin for “crumb” |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Apr 2021 |
| Layered mineral |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2021 |
| Layered mineral |
The Washington Post |
27 Jan 2021 |
| Mineral in sheets |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Dec 2020 |
| Mineral with thin layers |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Dec 2020 |
| Flaky mineral that's an anagram of 15 Down |
The Washington Post Sunday |
27 Sep 2020 |
| Thin-layered mineral |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Aug 2020 |
| Silicate mineral |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Aug 2020 |
| Muscovite, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Aug 2020 |
| Shiny silicate mineral |
|
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| Flexible mineral sheet |
The Washington Post |
04 Aug 2020 |
| Flexible mineral sheet |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2020 |
| Flaky mineral found in ceramic art |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Jul 2020 |
| Mineral easily split into layers |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2020 |
| Flaky mineral |
Newsday |
26 Jun 2020 |
| Flaky mineral |
USA Today |
06 May 2020 |
| Mineral that splits into sheets |
USA Today |
05 Apr 2020 |
| Flaky rock |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Mar 2020 |
| Mineral used in capacitors |
Newsday |
07 Mar 2020 |
| Mineral used in roofing |
LA Times Daily |
15 Feb 2020 |
| Mineral used in roofing |
The Washington Post |
15 Feb 2020 |
| Mineral in sheets |
Universal |
05 Nov 2019 |
| Silicate mineral |
The Times Concise |
22 Oct 2019 |
| Shiny silica mineral |
|
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| Material found in countertops |
New York Times |
15 Sep 2019 |
| Layered mineral |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Mineral with easily separated sheets |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Aug 2019 |
| Sparkly mineral |
Universal |
11 Jul 2019 |
| Flaky, glittery mineral |
|
|
| Layered rock |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2019 |
| Layered rock |
The Washington Post |
29 May 2019 |
| Shiny silicate mineral |
Wall Street Journal |
23 May 2019 |
| Translucent mineral |
Universal |
11 Apr 2019 |
| Countertop material |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2019 |
| Countertop material |
The Washington Post |
01 Mar 2019 |
| Layered mineral |
Universal |
19 Feb 2019 |
| Flaky mineral |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2019 |
| Flaky mineral |
The Washington Post |
14 Feb 2019 |
| Shimmer makeup mineral |
Universal |
06 Feb 2019 |
| Shimmer makeup mineral |
|
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| Layered mineral |
|
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| Countertop material |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
|
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| Flexible mineral sheet |
|
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| Layered mineral |
|
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| Layered rock |
|
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| Shiny silicate mineral |
|
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| Mineral with easily separated sheets |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
|
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| Material found in countertops |
|
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| Translucent mineral |
|
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| Sparkly mineral |
|
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| Mineral in sheets |
|
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| Laminated mineral |
Universal |
19 Oct 2018 |
| Mineral in pearlescent paints |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2018 |
| Mineral doused in formic acid |
|
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| Mineral in insulation |
USA Today |
21 Sep 2018 |
| Mineral in thin sheets |
The Washington Post |
01 Sep 2018 |
| Mineral in thin sheets |
LA Times Daily |
01 Sep 2018 |
| Easily split mineral |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2018 |
| Material in sheets |
New York Times |
07 Jun 2018 |
| Layered silicate |
The Washington Post |
16 May 2018 |
| Layered silicate |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2018 |
| Eisinglass |
Canadiana |
07 May 2018 |
| It's flaky |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2018 |
| Layered mineral |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Jan 2018 |
| Flaky, glittery mineral |
|
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| Flexible mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks |
The Guardian Speedy |
14 Jan 2018 |
| Laminated mineral |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
|
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| Material in sheets |
|
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| Mineral in pearlescent paints |
|
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| Mineral in insulation |
|
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| Easily split mineral |
|
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| It's flaky |
|
|
| Mineral in thin sheets |
|
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| Layered silicate |
|
|
| Flaky mineral |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2017 |
| Thin, flaky mineral |
Universal |
28 Sep 2017 |
| Mineral used in insulation |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2017 |
| Mineral used in insulation |
Newsday |
24 Aug 2017 |
| Mineral in thin layers |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2017 |
| Flaky stuff |
New York Times |
25 Jun 2017 |
| Flaky mineral |
Wall Street Journal |
11 May 2017 |
| Shiny mineral |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Apr 2017 |
| Mineral that forms in sheets |
Family Time |
16 Apr 2017 |
| Flaky mineral |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
31 Mar 2017 |
| Flakes in geology class |
LA Times Daily |
19 Mar 2017 |
| Flakes in geology class |
The Washington Post |
19 Mar 2017 |
| Shiny silicate mineral often used as an insulator |
|
|
| Mineral that can be cleaved |
USA Today |
06 Feb 2017 |
| Thin, flaky mineral |
|
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| Flaky stuff |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
|
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| Mineral used in insulation |
|
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| Mineral in thin layers |
|
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| Mineral that can be cleaved |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
|
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| Glittery piece in Pueblo pottery |
Newsday |
29 Dec 2016 |
| Mineral that could be discharged by seismic activity |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Dec 2016 |
| Mineral in layers |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2016 |
| Flexible mineral |
Universal |
02 Sep 2016 |
| Mineral used for insulation |
New York Times |
31 Aug 2016 |
| Transparent mineral |
USA Today |
24 Aug 2016 |
| Isinglass |
The Washington Post |
18 May 2016 |
| Sheet rock? |
New York Times |
22 Mar 2016 |
| Thinly layered mineral |
Universal |
05 Mar 2016 |
| Isinglass |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Mar 2016 |
| Easily split mineral |
Family Time |
14 Feb 2016 |
| Insulation material |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2016 |
| Glittery mineral |
The Washington Post |
09 Jan 2016 |
| Transparent mineral |
|
|
| Mineral in layers |
|
|
| Thin mineral sheet |
USA Today |
22 Dec 2015 |
| Flaky mineral |
Premier Sunday |
06 Dec 2015 |
| It makes flakes |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2015 |
| Shiny mineral |
Newsday |
15 Nov 2015 |
| Mineral known for perfect cleavage |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Mineral in sheets |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Oct 2015 |
| It makes granite glint |
New York Times |
18 Sep 2015 |
| Material in holy book not hard ultimately |
The Telegraph Toughie |
09 Sep 2015 |
| Mineral in sheets |
New York Times |
26 Aug 2015 |
| Flexible mineral |
USA Today |
29 May 2015 |
| Mineral used in auto paint |
Wall Street Journal |
22 May 2015 |
| Mineral whose name is Latin for "crumb" |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2015 |
| Account I am recollecting about shiny substance |
|
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| Glittery mineral |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2015 |
| It's noted for its cleavage |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Mar 2015 |
| Utterance of prophet? It's usually transparent |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Mar 2015 |
| Easily split mineral |
Universal |
28 Feb 2015 |
| Thin-layered mineral |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2015 |
| Thinly layered mineral |
USA Today |
02 Feb 2015 |
| Insulating material in my car, I hear |
|
|
| It has near-perfect cleavage |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jan 2015 |
| Shiny mineral |
|
|
| Flaky mineral |
|
|
| Thinly layered mineral |
|
|
| Flexible mineral |
|
|
| Mineral used in auto paint |
|
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| It's noted for its cleavage |
|
|
| It has near-perfect cleavage |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
|
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| Thin mineral sheet |
|
|
| Thin-layered mineral |
|
|
| Mineral whose name is Latin for "crumb" |
|
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| Glittery mineral |
|
|
| Mineral known for perfect cleavage |
|
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| Mineral in sheets |
|
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| It makes granite glint |
|
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| It makes flakes |
|
|
| Easily split mineral |
|
|
| Flexible mineral |
|
|
| Rock-forming mineral, not for surfacing material |
|
|
| Flaky rock |
|
|
| Glittery mineral |
|
|
| Often-transparent mineral |
|
|
| Mineral found in sheets |
|
|
| Material also known as cat-gold or glimmer |
|
|
| Thin-layered mineral |
|
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| Volcanic rock |
|
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| Isinglass |
|
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| Sparkly mineral |
|
|
| Flexible mineral |
|
|
| Flaky mineral |
|
|
| Easily cleaved mineral |
|
|
| Isinglass |
|
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| Flaky mineral |
|
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| Mineral in thin sheets |
|
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| Translucent mineral in sheets |
|
|
| Makeup of some insulating sheets |
|
|
| Rock found in sheets |
|
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| Thin-layered mineral |
|
|
| Mineral in transparent sheets |
|
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| Layered mineral |
|
|
| Mineral noted for its cleavage |
|
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| Glittery mineral |
|
|
| Easily split mineral |
|
|
| Sheet mineral |
|
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| Isinglass |
|
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| Mineral with basal cleavage |
|
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| Glittery mineral |
|
|
| Sheeted mineral |
|
|
| Sparkly rock substance |
|
|
| Mineral with basal cleavage |
|
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| Isinglass |
|
|
| Easily split mineral |
|
|
| Mineral that forms in sheets |
|
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| Material in sheets |
|
|
| Flaky mineral |
|
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| Mineral resistant to heat |
|
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| Isinglass |
|
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| Popular insulator |
|
|
| Translucent mineral |
|
|
| Easily cleaved mineral |
|
|
| Flaking rock |
|
|
| Muscovite, e.g. |
|
|
| Flaky rock |
|
|
| Layered mineral |
|
|
| Flaky material |
|
|
| Mineral used as an insulator |
|
|
| Flaky rock |
|
|
| Flaky mineral |
|
|
| Easily split mineral |
|
|
| Thin-leaved mineral |
|
|
| Mineral found in capacitors |
|
|
| Translucent mineral |
|
|
| Glinting flecks in granite |
|
|
| Muscovite, for one |
|
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| Glass substitute |
|
|
| Glittery rock |
|
|
| Thin-leaved mineral |
|
|
| Flaky mineral |
|
|
| Silicate used as an insulator |
|
|
| Sparkly rock substance |
|
|
| Gneiss mineral |
|
|
| Oven window material |
|
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| Isinglass |
|
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| It's flaky |
|
|
| Popular insulator |
|
|
| Isinglass |
|
|
| Mineral in transparent sheets |
|
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| Layered mineral |
|
|
| Mineral found in igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks |
|
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| Mineral with perfect cleavage |
|
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| Sparkly mineral |
|
|
| Vermiculite, essentially |
|
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| Isinglass |
|
|
| Mineral sometimes sold in flakes |
|
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| Insulating mineral |
|
|
| Material in sheets |
|
|
| Mineral used in insulation |
|
|
| Layered mineral |
|
|
| Phyllosilicate mineral |
|
|
| Mineral sometimes sold in flakes |
|
|
| Spray-on snow stuff |
|
|
| Flaky mineral used in some auto finishes |
|
|
| Phyllosilicate mineral |
|
|
| Mineral with excellent basal cleavage |
|
|
| Insulating silicate |
|
|
| Aluminum silicate |
|
|
| Easily split stuff |
|
|
| Muscovite, e.g. |
|
|
| Sheet rock? |
|
|
| Muscovite, e.g. |
|
|
| Easily cleaved mineral |
|
|
| Isinglass |
|
|
| Flaky rock |
|
|
| Muscovite, for example |
|
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| Flexible mineral |
|
|
| Mineral that glistens |
|
|
| Insulation material |
|
|
| Layered mineral |
|
|
| Translucent mineral |
|
|
| Easily split mineral |
|
|
| Translucent mineral |
|
|
| Mineral in sheets |
|
|
| Granite ingredient |
|
|
| Florida congressman John |
|
|
| It comes in sheets |
|
|
| Aluminum silicate mineral |
|
|
| Translucent mineral |
|
|
| Mineral used for insulation |
|
|
| Constituent of biotite |
|
|
| Often-transparent mineral |
|
|
| Isinglass |
|
|
| Muscovite, e.g. |
|
|
| Mineral in sheets |
|
|
| Often-transparent mineral |
|
|
| Translucent mineral |
|
|
| Leafy mineral |
|
|
| Scaly mineral |
|
|
| Natural glitter |
|
|
| Easily split mineral |
|
|
| Flaky rock |
|
|
| Thin-layered mineral |
|
|
| Translucent mineral |
|
|
| Easily split stuff |
|
|
| Thinly layered mineral |
|
|
| Laminated mineral |
|
|
| Shiny mineral |
|
|
| Easily-split mineral |
|
|
| Vermiculite, essentially |
|
|
| Some sheets |
|
|
| Insulating silicate |
|
|
| Mineral silicate |
|
|
| Transparent mineral |
|
|
| Mineral added to paint |
|
|
| Muscovite <P>e.g. |
|
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| Foliate mineral |
|
|
| Muscovite, e.g. |
|
|
| See-through silicate |
|
|
| Muscovite |
|
|
| Ala. product |
|
|
| Biotite |
|
|
| Insulating silicate |
|
|
| Glassy mineral |
|
|
| Transparent mineral |
|
|
| Fuchsite |
|
|
| Silicate |
|
|
| Sheetlike mineral |
|
|
| Mineral resistant to electricity |
|
|
| Mineral used in insulation |
|
|
| Dynamite ingredient |
|
|
| Biotite, e.g. |
|
|
| Fuchsite, e.g. |
|
|
| Glistening mineral |
|
|
| Heat-resistant mineral |
|
|
| Mineral |
|
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| Constituent of igneous rocks. |
|
|
| What isinglass is. |
|
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| Mineral that separates into thin sheets. |
|
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| A mineral. |
|
|
| Mineral silicate. |
|
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| Flaky rock |
|
|
| Flaky mineral |
|
|
| Crumbly silicate |
|
|
| Crumbly rock |
|
|
| Transparent silicate. |
|
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| Glasslike mineral. |
|
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| A complex silicate. |
|
|
| Mineral in thin layers. |
|
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| Isinglass. |
|
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| Mineral. |
|
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| Heat-resistant mineral. |
|
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| Biotite. |
|
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| Silicate. |
|
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| Translucent mineral. |
|
|
| Mineral in layers. |
|
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| A silicate. |
|
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| Transparent mineral. |
|
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| Muscovite. |
|
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| Mineral resistant to heat. |
|
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