LEPIDOLITE

lepidolite. Lepidolite, n. a species of argillaceous earth

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Le‐pid″o‐lite (lē̍‐pĭd″ō̍‐līt; 277), n. [[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.