Min. [Named 1886, f. mod.L. kali-um potassium + Gr. -φιλ-ος loving + -ITE1.] A silicate of aluminium and potassium, found in colorless prismatic crystals.
1887. Amer. Jrnl. Sc., Ser. I. XXXIII. 424. Mierisch describes a mineral allied to nephelite, calling it kaliophilite.
