petalite

See also: Petalite and pétalite

English

Petalite

Noun

petalite (plural petalites)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSi4O10; used in the manufacture of crystallized glass ceramics.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Petalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • petalite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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