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It is a piece of micaceous sandstone, just over 4 inches long and 3 inches wide, and just under 1 inch thick.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023
I have a collection of earthenware vessels: casseroles and shallower dishes from Cook on Clay, micaceous pots made by native New Mexico potters, Italian baking dishes, and so forth.
From Salon • May 31, 2022
Pileus covered with glistening micaceous particles when young. p.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
It is chiefly the micaceous oxide, accompanied by the red oxide, and by iron-glance.
From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
The cap is thin and of a reddish buff or ochraceous tint, often showing a sprinkling of glistening micaceous scales or granules; gills crowded, whitish.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
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