-
lepidolite (ithia mica)
Lepidolite ndiye mchere wodziwika bwino wa lithiamu komanso mchere wofunikira pakuchotsa lithiamu.Ndi aluminosilicate yoyambira ya potaziyamu ndi lithiamu, yomwe ndi ya mchere wa mica.Nthawi zambiri, lepidolite amangopangidwa mu granite pegmatite.Chigawo chachikulu cha lepidolite ndi kli1 5Al1.5 [alsi3o10] (F, o) 2, yomwe ili ndi Li2O ya 1.23-5.90%, nthawi zambiri imakhala ndi rubidium, cesium, etc. Monoclinic system.Mtundu ndi wofiirira ndi pinki, ndipo ukhoza kukhala wopepuka mpaka wopanda mtundu, wokhala ndi ngale.Nthawi zambiri imakhala yophatikizika bwino, gawo lalifupi, kaphatikizidwe kakang'ono ka pepala kapena kristalo wamba.Kulimba ndi 2-3, mphamvu yokoka yeniyeni ndi 2.8-2.9, ndipo pansi cleavage ndi yokwanira kwambiri.Ikasungunuka, imatha kutulutsa thovu ndikutulutsa lawi lakuda la lithiamu.Insoluble mu asidi, koma ikasungunuka, imathanso kukhudzidwa ndi ma acid.
