petalite
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Petalite.jpg/220px-Petalite.jpg)
Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Petalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “petalite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.