Usually means: Prefers to associate with silicates.
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  1. lithophile: Merriam-Webster
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  3. lithophile: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. lithophile: Dictionary.com
  5. Lithophile: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lithophile)

noun:  (chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms silicates or oxides and is concentrated in the minerals of the Earth's crust.

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