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Last seen on: Thomas Joseph – King Feature Syndicate Crossword – Aug 27 2020
Random information on the term “Silicate mineral”:
Phenakite or phenacite is a fairly rare nesosilicate mineral consisting of beryllium orthosilicate, Be2SiO4. Occasionally used as a gemstone, phenakite occurs as isolated crystals, which are rhombohedral with parallel-faced hemihedrism, and are either lenticular or prismatic in habit: the lenticular habit is determined by the development of faces of several obtuse rhombohedra and the absence of prism faces. There is no cleavage, and the fracture is conchoidal. The Mohs hardness is high, being 7.5 – 8; the specific gravity is 2.96. The crystals are sometimes perfectly colorless and transparent, but more often they are greyish or yellowish and only translucent; occasionally they are pale rose-red. In general appearance the mineral is not unlike quartz, for which indeed it has been mistaken. Its name comes from Ancient Greek: φέναξ, romanized: phénax, meaning “deceiver” due to its close visual similarity to quartz, named by Nils Gustaf Nordenskiöld in 1833.
Random information on the term “MICA”:
Mica is the brand name of the voluntary trading group Mica DIY Ltd (also referred to as a Symbol group) for independent do it yourself (DIY) and hardware retailers in the UK, who work together for group benefit in marketing, buying and retail support.It has around 60 members in the United Kingdom (UK), including all four nations of the United Kingdom. The majority are in England – currently around forty-four; in Wales there are six, there are also six in Scotland, and four in Northern Ireland. Their size and locations are diverse.
Their headquarters are in Stone, Staffordshire, where they have been based since 1996. It was set up with the assistance of Mica South Africa, a company set up ten years earlier with a similar model. Unlike other similar groups Mica does not have its own warehousing, instead it works with suppliers who deliver direct and has a relationship with Stax Trade Centre, who act as the group’s preferred wholesaler.