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^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• tie plate, tieplate