lithiophoriten.
/ˌlɪθɪˈɒfərʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A basic oxide of aluminium, lithium, and manganese (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2, found as bluish-black monoclinic crystals.
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lithiophorite1871
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1871 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 24 205 Lithiophorite is amorphous, occurs in compact botryoïdal and reniform masses, in flat shell-like forms, and in pseudomorphs after calcspar.
1932 Amer. Mineralogist 17 149 Material which in the past has been classified as psilomelane may actually be..lithiophorite, previously considered as a variety of psilomelane containing lithium and aluminium, but which the x-ray pattern shows to be a distinct mineral.
1952 Acta Crystallogr. 5 676/2 Lithiophorite has a layer structure with alternate sheets of MnO6 and (Al,Li)(OH)6 octahedra placed one on top of the other.
1970 Mineral. Mag. 37 618 Lithiophorite..is one of the major mineral forms of nodular manganese in Australian soils.
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