PET'ALITE, noun [Gr. a leaf.] A rare mineral occurring in masses, having a foliated structure; its color milk white or shaded with gray, red or green. The new alkali, lithia, was first discovered in this mineral.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.