Min. [Named, 1847, by Glocker, f. Gr. λιπαρ-ός shining + -ITE.] = FLUORITE.
1865. in Watts, Dict. Chem.
1879. Rutley, Study Rocks, xi. 177. The vitreous rocks of the first or highly-silicated subclass closely resemble the liparites, trachytes, andesites [etc.].
