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A rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSiO; used in the manufacture of crystallized glass ceramics.
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Petalite — Pétalite Pétalite Catégorie IX : silicates Fragment de pétalite, État du Minas Gerais, Brésil … Wikipédia en Français
Pétalite — Catégorie IX : silicates[1] Fragment de pétalite, État du Minas Gerais, Brésil … Wikipédia en Français
Petalite — Pet al*ite, n. [Cf. F. p[ e]talite.] (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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Petalite — Infobox mineral name = Petalite category = boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = formula = lithium aluminium tectosilicate mineral LiAlSi4O10 molweight = color = colorless, grey, yellow, yellow grey, to white habit = tabular prismatic… … Wikipedia
petalite — petalitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralas. formulė Li[AlSi₄O₁₀] atitikmenys: angl. petalite rus. петалит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
petalite — /pet l uyt /, n. a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, Li(AlSi4O10), occurring in colorless or white foliated masses: an important source of lithium. [1800 10; < G Petalit. See PETAL, ITE1] * * * … Universalium
pétalite — (pé ta li t ) s. f. Silicate d alumine et de lithine qui forme des veines dans certaines pegmatites … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
petalite — pet·al·ite … English syllables
petalite — ˌīt noun ( s) Etymology: German petalit, from Greek petalon leaf + German it ite : a usually white mineral LiAl(Si2O5)2 consisting of a lithium aluminum silicate occurring in foliated cleavable masses or in monoclinic crystals (hardness 6 6.5,… … Useful english dictionary
Alkali metal — Group → 1 ↓ Period 2 3 Li 3 … Wikipedia
