Min. [Named by G. A. Koenig, 1878, in honor of Dr. Joseph Leidy: see -ITE.] A complicated hydrous silicate found in fine yellowish-green scales.

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1878.  in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 84.

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1882.  Dana, Min., App. 68. Leidyite … consisting of fine scales with silky lustre.

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