lepidolite

See also: lépidolite

English

Lepidolite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís) +‎ -lite.

Noun

lepidolite (countable and uncountable, plural lepidolites)

1. (mineralogy) A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium.

Translations

a mica mineral

• Finnish: lepidoliitti
• French: lépidolite (fr) f
• German: Lepidolith m
• Italian: lepidolite f
• Portuguese: lepidolita f
• Spanish: lepidolita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Lepidolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “lepidolite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Italian

Noun

lepidolite f (plural lepidoliti)

1. (mineralogy) lepidolite