griphiten.
/ˈɡrɪfʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A basic phosphate of manganese, sodium, calcium, iron, and aluminium occurring as dark brown or black masses.
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1891 W. P. Headden in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 141 416 I would propose to call this new phosphate Griphite, from γριϕος puzzle, in allusion to its unusual and somewhat enigmatical composition.
1942 Amer. Mineralogist 27 452 Griphite is cubic and its structure is similar to that of garnets.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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