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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PER-PIG |
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PETALITE , a mineral
aluminium silicate, LiA1(SizO5)2 The monoclinic crystals approach spodumene (q.v.) in form, which is also a lithium aluminium silicate with the formula
mineral
leaf ). The hardness is 62 and the specific gravity 2.4 (that of spodumene being 3.16). The mineral is colourless or occasion-ally reddish, varies from transparent to translucent, and has a vitreous lustre. It was discovered in 1800 as cleavage masses in an iron mine on the island of Uto in the Stockholm archipelago, where it is associated with lepidolite
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