petalite

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]

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