lepidoliten.
/ˈlɛpɪdəlʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A variety of mica containing lithia.
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1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 208 Lepidolite, Lilalite of some.
1837 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. 264 A violet variety [of common mica] occurring in small scales, has been distinguished by the name lepidolite.
1863 H. B. Jones & A. W. Hoffman Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 9) 298 The best material for the preparation of rubidium, is lepidolite, which has been found to contain..0·2 per cent. of that metal.
1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 134 Before the blowpipe lepidolite colours the flame purple-red.
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