In any case, the preponderance of evidence suggests that the population of the USSR didnât buy into the filmsâ pulpy propaganda so much as put up with it and maybe even enjoyed it for its simple escapist chicanery. Cosmic Voyage was almost certainly more fun than it was politically inspirational.
biotite. n. 1. (Minerals) a black or dark green mineral of the mica group, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Composition: hydrous magnesium iron potassium aluminium silicate. Formula: K(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)Si3O10(OH)2.
Central Virginia Volcanic-Plutonic Belt From expanded explanation (ref. VA002): Biotite granite. Gray to white, medium-grained, massive to layered granite and granite gneiss range in composition from granite to quartz diorite.Quartz diorite dikes and sills are locally abundant.Mineralogy: quartz + potassium feldspar + plagioclase + biotite + epidote + muscovite +/- clinopyroxene + hornblende. This unit intrudes biotite gneiss unit (Cbg).entral Virginia Volcanic-Plutonic Belt From expanded explanation (ref. VA002): Biotite granite. Gray to white, medium-grained, massive to layered granite and granite gneiss range in composition from granite to quartz diorite.