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L0124300 (lĭ-pĭd′l-īt′)n. A lilac or pink to gray mineral of the mica group, K(Li,Al)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂, used as lithium ore and in ceramic production.

[lepido- + -lite.]

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(lɪˈpɪdəˌlaɪt; ˈlɛpɪdəˌlaɪt) n (Minerals) a lilac, pink, or greyish mica consisting of a hydrous silicate of lithium, potassium, aluminium, and fluorine, containing rubidium as an impurity: a source of lithium and rubidium. Formula: K2Li3Al4Si7O21(OH,F)3

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lepidolite - a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithiumatomic number 3, Li, lithium - a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several mineralsatomic number 37, Rb, rubidium - a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and polluciteisinglass, mica - any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity

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lepidolite

[lə′pid·əl‚īt] (mineralogy) K(Li,Al)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂ A rose-colored mineral of the mica group crystallizing in the monoclinic system. Also known as lithionite; lithium mica.

Lepidolite

a mineral of the mica group; by structure, classified as a trioctahedral mica. The approximate chemical composition of lepidolite is KLi_1,5 Al_1,5 [AlSi₃O₁₀] (F, OH), with a Li₂O content varying between 1.23 and 5.90 percent. Principal admixtures include Fe²⁺, Mn, Cs, Rb, and Na. Lepidolite crystallizes in the monoclinic system, forming lamellar crystals and fine-grained scaly masses. The color generally varies from pink to pale violet; colorless varieties are rare. Lepidolite has a hardness of 2.5–3.5 on Mohs’ scale and a density of 2,800–2,900 kg/m³. It occurs in granitic pegmatites in association with pink tourmaline, spodumene, albite, cassiterite, and minerals containing Nb and Ta. Lepidolite is rarely found in greisenized granites and hydrothermal formations. Lepidolite ore is a source of Li and its salts; Cs is sometimes also extracted.

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noun a mineral of the mica group

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