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A mineral of the mica group
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lepidolite
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, ...
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Lepidolite is a lilac-gray or rose-colored member of the mica group with formula K(Li,Al,Rb)(Al,Si)O(F,OH). It is a secondary source of lithium . It is a phyllosilicate mineral and a member of the polylithionite-trilithionite series. It is associated with ...
WordNet
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n. a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium
Usage examples of lepidolite.
It was a year before he found anything worth spitting at, and even that was only a scratchy handful of lepidolite, lithium ore.
Then came the time he came across something remotely promising, a tiny asteroid that held swirls of lepidolite and pollucite and spodumene and half a dozen other interesting ores.
There was lepidolite here, chock-full of lithium and run through with gallium as well.