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lepidolite
N แร่ พวก potassium aluminum silicate เป็น ส่วนสำคัญ ของ ธาตุ ลิเธี ยม
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LEPIDOLITE
n.[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.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LEPIDOLITE
Le *pid "o *lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite: cf. F. lépidolithe.] (Min. )
Defn: A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See Mica.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lepidolite
le pid o lite |liˈpidlˌīt lɪˈpɪdlaɪt | ▶noun a mineral of the mica group containing lithium, typically gray or lilac in color. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Greek lepis, lepid- ‘scale ’ + -lite .
Oxford Dictionary
lepidolite
lepidolite |ˈlɛpɪdəlʌɪt, lɪˈpɪdəlʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mineral of the mica group containing lithium, typically grey or lilac in colour. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Greek lepis, lepid- ‘scale ’ + -lite .
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