lepidolite

Noun

Meaning

A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See Mica.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hiddenite chlorite phlogopite glauconite biotite aplite bentonite amblygonite lithiophilite halloysite elbaite illite attapulgite annite eastonite
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Hypernyms

mica isinglass

Examples

Geochemistry Elbaite tourmaline (olive-green) and lepidolite mica (violet), from a lithium -enriched pegmatite in Brazil Pegmatite is difficult to sample representatively due to the large size of the constituent mineral crystals. Source: Internet

Kirchhoff and Bunsen processed 150 kg of a lepidolite containing only 0.24% rubidium oxide (Rb 2 O). Source: Internet

In 1930, Fred Allison of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute claimed to have discovered element 87 when analyzing pollucite and lepidolite using his magneto-optical machine. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lepidodendron lepidogalaxiid lepidoganoid lepidomelane lepidophage lepidophagous