Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PET'AL-ITE
PET'AL-ITE, n. [Gr. πεταλον, a leaf.]
A rare mineral occurring in masses, having a foliated structure; its color milk white or shaded with gray, red or green. The alkali, lithia, was first discovered in this mineral. – Cleaveland.
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