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triplite Min.|ˈtrɪplaɪt|
[ad. Ger. triplit (Hausmann, 1813), f. Gr. τριπλοῦς threefold, in reference to its three cleavages: see -ite1.]
A phosphate of iron and manganese (often containing fluorine), of a brown or blackish colour, with cleavage in three directions mutually at right angles.
1850Ansted Elem. Geol., Min. etc. §447 Hureaulite, Heterozite, and Triphylline, or Triplite, are phosphates of manganese and iron. 1868Dana Min. (ed. 5) 543. |