triphyliten.
/ˈtrɪfɪlʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A compound phosphate of iron, manganese, and lithium, occurring in greenish-grey or bluish crystals. Originally called triphyline n. /ˈtrɪfɪlɪn/ [ < German triphylin (Fuchs, 1834)]
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1836 Rec. Gen. Sci. 3 476 Triphylline.., from its consisting of three phosphates. It is described by Fuchs as being crystalline, cleaving in four directions; one of the cleavages is vertical to the others.
1850 D. T. Ansted Elem. Course Geol. §447 Hureaulite, Heterozite, and Triphylline, or Triplite, are phosphates of manganese and iron.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 542 Triphylite and triplite, like other minerals containing protoxyd of manganese, undergo easy alteration by oxydation and hydration.
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