Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LEP'I-DO-LITE, n. [Gr. λεπις, a scale.]

A mineral found in scaly masses, ordinarily of a violet or lilac color; allied to mica. – Dict. Lepidolite is of a peach-blossom red color, sometimes gray; massive and in small concretions. On account of its beautiful color, it has been put into snuff-boxes. It is sometimes called lilalite. – Jameson. Ure.