leifiten.
/ˈliːfʌɪt//ˈleɪfʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
An acidic aluminosilicate and fluoride of sodium occurring as colourless hexagonal prisms.
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1917 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 112 ii. 147 (heading) Leifite, a new mineral from Narsarsuk, Greenland.
1968 I. Kostov Mineral. ii. v. 406 Leifite, Na2AlSi4O10F.H2O < 1, found as acicular hexagonal crystals in pegmatites is similar to cancrinite.
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