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Webster 1913 Edition


Lepidolite

Le-pid′o-lite

(lē̍-pĭd′ō̍-līt; 277)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
λεπίσ
-ίδος
, a scale +
-lite
: cf. F.
lépidolithe
.]
(Min.)
A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See
Mica
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lepidolite

LEP'IDOLITE

,
Noun.
[Gr. a scale.] A mineral found in scaly masses, ordinarily of a violet or lilac color; allied to mica.
Lepidolite is of a peach-blossom red color, sometimes gray; massive and in small concretions. On account of its beautiful color, it has been cut into snuff-boxes. It is sometimes called lilalite.

Definition 2024


lépidolite

lépidolite

See also: lepidolite

French

Noun

lépidolite m, f (plural lépidolites)

  1. (mineralogy) lepidolite