Le-pĭd'o-lite, n.

(49) (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. lépido-lithe, from Gr. λεπίς, λεπίδος, scale, and λίθος, stone.] (Min.) A species of mica, presenting a lilac or rose-violet color. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales, and differs from other micas in containing the earth lithia. Dana.