A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MICA

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