Noun
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 dictionaryGeochemistry 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