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lepidolite (ithia mika)
ʻO Lepidolite ka mineral lithium maʻamau a he mineral koʻikoʻi no ka unuhi ʻana i ka lithium.He aluminosilicate kumu ia o ka potassium a me ka lithium, nona nā minerala mika.ʻO ka maʻamau, hana ʻia ka lepidolite i loko o ka pegmatite granite.ʻO ka mea nui o ka lepidolite ka kli1 5Al1.5 [alsi3o10] (F, oh) 2, loaʻa ka Li2O o 1.23-5.90%, loaʻa pinepine i ka rubidium, cesium, etc. Monoclinic system.He poni a ʻulaʻula ka waihoʻoluʻu, a hiki ke maʻalahi i ka waihoʻoluʻu ʻole, me ka luster momi.Loaʻa pinepine ia i ka ʻāpana unahi maikaʻi, kolamu pōkole, ʻāpana pepa liʻiliʻi a i ʻole ke aniani pā nui.ʻO 2-3 ka paʻakikī, ʻo ka gravity kikoʻī he 2.8-2.9, a ua piha loa ka ʻāpana lalo.Ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia, hiki iā ia ke hoʻohuhū a hana i kahi lapalapa lithium ʻulaʻula ʻeleʻele.ʻAʻole hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka waika, akā ma hope o ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana, hiki ke hoʻopili ʻia e nā waikawa.
