Look up: petalite


  1. Petalite
    Pet'al·ite noun [ Confer French pétalite .] (Min.) A rare mineral, occurring crystallized and in cleavable masses, usually white, or nearly so, in color. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia.
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  2. petalite
    <chemical> A rare mineral, occurring crystallized and in cleavable masses, usually white, or nearly so, in colour. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia. ... Origin: Cf. F. Petalite. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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  3. Petalite
    • (n.) A rare mineral, occurring crystallized and in cleavable masses, usually white, or nearly so, in color. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia.
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  4. Petalite
    Petalite, also known as castorite, is a lithium aluminium tectosilicate mineral LiAlSi4O10, crystallizing in the monoclinic system. Petalite is a member of the feldspathoid group. It occurs as colourless, grey, yellow, yellow grey, to white tabular crystals and columnar masses. Occurs in lithium-be...
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  5. Petalite
    Petalite has the formulae LiAlSi4O10 and a relative hardness of 7. It is an ore of lithium. Associated with spodumene, lepidolite, tourmaline.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/HP.HTM

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