lithianadj.
/ˈlɪθɪən/ Mineralogy.
Of a mineral: having a (small) proportion of a constituent element replaced by lithium.
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1930 W. T. Schaller in Amer. Mineralogist 15 571 Lithium—lithian.
1953 Amer. Mineralogist 38 91 The following characteristics of lithian muscovite illustrate its close structural similarity to normal muscovite.
1964 Amer. Mineralogist 49 398 (heading) Lithian hureaulite from the Black Hills.
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