Min. [A name given, 1878, by Brush and Dana; f. LITHI-UM + Gr. λίθ-ος friend + -ITE.] A mineral containing a large proportion of lithium.
1878. Amer. Jrnl. Sci., XVI. 118. No crystals of Lithiophilite were found.
1892. Dana, Min., 757. Lithiophilite occurs at Branchville, Fairfield Co., Conn.
