Muscovite

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    12001-26-2

    Molecular formula
    Al2K2O6Si

    SMILES
    [O-2].O=[Al]O[Al]=O.O=[Si]=O.[K+].[K+]

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 91.06%
    Sharp 21.49%
    Pungent 19.79%
    Fruity 18.85%
    Bitter 17.29%
    Sour 13.81%
    Fermented 11.05%
    Burnt 10.97%
    Ethereal 10.64%
    Gassy 9.77%

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  • Properties

    Molecular weight
    256.24 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • 1500 °C
    • Melting point = 1387 °C /Synthetic fluorophlogopite/

    Flash point est.
    335.68 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • Insoluble in water

  • Synonyms

    • Muscovite
    • 12001-26-2
    • Chacaltaite
    • Astrolit
    • Astrolite
    • Cogemika
    • Serikuron
    • Fluorian muscovite
    • Muscovite, fluorian
    • Clarite 30C
    • Clarite 60C
    • 1318-94-1
    • Phlogopite
    • dipotassium;dioxosilane;oxo(oxoalumanyloxy)alumane;oxygen(2-)
    • NS00131366
    • Muscovite (Al2K(Si3Al)((OH)0.5-1F0-0.5)2O10)

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 44.74
    methanol 114.47
    isopropanol 16.21
    water 410.53
    ethyl acetate 6.79
    n-propanol 22.58
    acetone 15.7
    n-butanol 12.76
    acetonitrile 9.33
    DMF 238.4
    toluene 0.89
    isobutanol 9.57
    1,4-dioxane 12.3
    methyl acetate 9.99
    THF 42.67
    2-butanone 7.68
    n-pentanol 8.14
    sec-butanol 9.16
    n-hexane 0.51
    ethylene glycol 142.1
    NMP 116.75
    cyclohexane 0.34
    DMSO 198.67
    n-butyl acetate 5.64
    n-octanol 4.23
    chloroform 5.1
    n-propyl acetate 6.84
    acetic acid 50.35
    dichloromethane 6.68
    cyclohexanone 5.46
    propylene glycol 75.17
    isopropyl acetate 3.87
    DMAc 132.1
    2-ethoxyethanol 63.26
    isopentanol 6.31
    n-heptane 0.63
    ethyl formate 21.14
    1,2-dichloroethane 4.87
    n-hexanol 7.27
    2-methoxyethanol 162.37
    isobutyl acetate 3.15
    tetrachloromethane 1.84
    n-pentyl acetate 4.75
    transcutol 36.09
    n-heptanol 6.57
    ethylbenzene 0.74
    MIBK 3.37
    2-propoxyethanol 54.77
    tert-butanol 10.66
    MTBE 2.39
    2-butoxyethanol 32.09
    propionic acid 26.06
    o-xylene 1.01
    formic acid 209.73
    diethyl ether 4.71
    m-xylene 1.02
    p-xylene 0.79
    chlorobenzene 0.8
    dimethyl carbonate 25.48
    n-octane 0.33
    formamide 227.34
    cyclopentanone 18.11
    2-pentanone 6.46
    anisole 3.25
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 7.59
    gamma-butyrolactone 42.52
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 84.11
    pyridine 7.56
    3-pentanone 4.56
    furfural 45.71
    n-dodecane 0.22
    diethylene glycol 114.3
    diisopropyl ether 0.98
    tert-amyl alcohol 7.1
    acetylacetone 9.52
    n-hexadecane 0.23
    acetophenone 5.47
    methyl propionate 14.39
    isopentyl acetate 3.47
    trichloroethylene 5.84
    n-nonanol 3.99
    cyclohexanol 4.63
    benzyl alcohol 7.35
    2-ethylhexanol 2.99
    isooctanol 3.89
    dipropyl ether 4.26
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1.23
    ethyl lactate 23.94
    propylene carbonate 22.07
    n-methylformamide 137.17
    2-pentanol 5.64
    n-pentane 0.66
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 27.87
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 12.78
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 20.27
    mesitylene 0.75
    ε-caprolactone 9.57
    p-cymene 1.04
    epichlorohydrin 27.4
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1.78
    2-aminoethanol 115.07
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 83.53
    sulfolane 64.12
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.19
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 8.71
    n-hexyl acetate 4.33
    isooctane 0.13
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 25.25
    sec-butyl acetate 2.83
    tert-butyl acetate 3.86
    decalin 0.2
    glycerin 201.79
    diglyme 38.53
    acrylic acid 38.35
    isopropyl myristate 1.75
    n-butyric acid 19.94
    acetyl acetate 4.8
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 4.91
    ethyl propionate 7.32
    nitromethane 70.38
    1,2-diethoxyethane 5.18
    benzonitrile 3.16
    trioctyl phosphate 4.41
    1-bromopropane 2.36
    gamma-valerolactone 38.71
    n-decanol 3.02
    triethyl phosphate 5.72
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2.69
    propionitrile 7.08
    vinylene carbonate 19.72
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 63.68
    DMS 6.91
    cumene 0.7
    2-octanol 3.12
    2-hexanone 4.29
    octyl acetate 3.21
    limonene 1.12
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 47.13
    ethyl orthosilicate 4.51
    tributyl phosphate 4.04
    diacetone alcohol 15.24
    N,N-dimethylaniline 4.97
    acrylonitrile 13.43
    aniline 4.69
    1,3-propanediol 74.45
    bromobenzene 0.53
    dibromomethane 3.63
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6.53
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 4.07
    tetrabutyl urea 6.97
    diisobutyl methanol 1.58
    2-phenylethanol 6.73
    styrene 0.75
    dioctyl adipate 4.34
    dimethyl sulfate 53.75
    ethyl butyrate 5.44
    methyl lactate 54.67
    butyl lactate 14.64
    diethyl carbonate 5.22
    propanediol butyl ether 30.53
    triethyl orthoformate 5.34
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.09
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 11.1
    morpholine 27.01
    tert-butylamine 4.36
    n-dodecanol 2.19
    dimethoxymethane 87.05
    ethylene carbonate 13.88
    cyrene 34.98
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 8.38
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2.61
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1.9
    4-methylpyridine 5.24
    dibutyl ether 1.63
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1.58
    DEF 21.85
    dimethyl isosorbide 29.12
    tetrachloroethylene 5.6
    eugenol 20.11
    triacetin 9.24
    span 80 16.97
    1,4-butanediol 36.41
    1,1-dichloroethane 2.44
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 4.09
    methyl formate 96.45
    2-methyl-1-butanol 6.91
    n-decane 0.33
    butyronitrile 5.8
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2.16
    1-chlorooctane 0.89
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.45
    n-nonane 0.33
    undecane 0.26
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.2
    cyclooctane 0.22
    cyclopentanol 11.93
    tetrahydropyran 4.67
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2.88
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 30.01
    1-hexene 1.22
    2-isopropoxyethanol 24.56
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 61.93
    methyl butyrate 9.63

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IFRA standard 51

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Category 2
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Category 4
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Products with oral and lip exposure
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