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eucryptite

American

[yoo-krip-tahyt] / yuˈkrɪp taɪt /

noun

a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSiO 4 , occurring in colorless to white hexagonal crystals: used as a source of lithium.

Etymology

Origin of eucryptite

eu- + crypt(o)- + -ite ¹

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