Propiedades de la Mica:
Las micas son unos minerales que forman láminas finas y flexibles. Las láminas de mica son frágiles y suelen ser muy brillantes.
Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mica
Usos de las Micas:
Mica is most commonly used in the electrical and electronic industries. It can be used as a thermal insulation, to create decorative lamps and/or windows, as well as glass panels on stoves and microwaves. And, since mica is so shiny it is used in make-up to brighten pigments.
Donde se encuentra mica en Carolina del Norte:
Spruce Pine in Mitchell County and Kings Mountain in Cleveland County are the hot spots for mica mining in NC.
Hechos Interesantes:
North Carolina produces 2/3 of our nations scrap mica!