A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MICA

Mon, 10 Feb '25
Mineral with thin sheets
Sun, 25 Aug '24
Flaky mineral
Wed, 24 Jul '24
Flaky rock
Sun, 2 Jun '24
Glam rock?
Wed, 11 Oct '23
Sheet mineral
Thu, 3 Nov '22
Mineral whose name means "crumb" in Latin
Tue, 4 Oct '22
Shimmery mineral
Fri, 30 Sep '22
Mineral used in drywall
Sun, 28 Aug '22
Natural source of glitter