Talk:Muscovite

Isinglass
Isinglass (pronounced /ˈaɪzɪŋɡlæs/, /ˈaɪzɪŋɡlɑːs/) is a substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish. It is a form of collagen used mainly for the clarification of wine and beer. It can also be cooked into a paste for specialized gluing purposes.

Isinglass was originally made exclusively from sturgeon, especially Beluga sturgeon, until the 1795 invention by William Murdoch of a cheap substitute using cod. This was extensively used in Britain in place of Russian isinglass. The bladders, once removed from the fish, processed and dried, are formed into various shapes for use.

There seems to be a crossover in the definition of isinglass — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mbu 2002 (talk • contribs) 14:44, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Chemical formula(s)
Comparing the two chemical formulas in the beginning of the article, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(FOH)2 (I deleted a comma after the F) and (KF)2(Al2O3)3(SiO2)6(H2O), the total number of atoms by element in the first formula, in ascending order by atomic number, is 2H, 12O, 1F, 3Al, 3Si, 1K. In the second formula, the total number of atoms by element is 2H, 22O, 2F, 6Al, 6Si, 2K. That's twice as many atoms for each element except for Hydrogen and Oxygen. If the '(H2O)' at the end of the second formula was '(H2O)3', however, the number of atoms for all elements in the second formula would be twice as much as in the first formula, with now 6H and 24O. I know location of atoms matters in a chemical formula but the fact that it was mostly a 1:2 ratio between the formulas but not for those two elements makes me wonder if there was an error there. If someone with more knowledge of chemistry than I could look into that and correct the article if necessary I would appreciate it. Kevin Lamoreau (talk) 18:18, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Melting point
I don't see a melting point quoted for muscovite. Is it known with any precision? Plant surfer 21:59, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Because muscovite is a hydrous mineral, its melting behavior is complicated. It tends to break down with loss of water at around 900K. This is one discussion: This breakdown with release of water is rather important in metamorphism, so I may come back and work something into the article about it when I have time to research it a bit more.--Kent G. Budge (talk) 22:32, 18 July 2021 (UTC)