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triphylite |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Triphylite \Triph"y*lite\, n. [Pref. tri- + Gr ? a family, class. So called in allusion to its containing three phosphates.] (Min.) A mineral of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia. Note: A salmon-colored or clove-brown variety containing but little iron is known as lithiophilite.
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