What is mica ?

Mica is not a single mineral. It is the collective name for a group of complex hydrous alumina silicate minerals, of which phlogopite and muscovite are the most important commercial types. It is mined from blocks which can then be split into very thin uniform layers.

The muscovite and phlogopite micas that we use are environmentally safe.

Their outstanding properties make them resistant to almost everything…
- heat, electricity, chemicals, mechanical forces, radiation - and processing it does not alter its natural qualities.

What is our wet grinding process ?

• Wet-ground mica, contrary to dry ground mica, is produced in chaser type mills to preserve the sheen of the mica platelets.
• When the bulk of the mica has been ground and delaminated to the desired size, the charge is washed from the mill into settling bins to separate the gritty impurities.
• The ground mica is dewatered by centrifugation, dried, screened, and bagged for shipment.