petalite
English
Noun
petalite (plural petalites)
- (mineralogy) A rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSi4O10; used in the manufacture of crystallized glass ceramics.
Further reading
- “Petalite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “petalite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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