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Triphylite
Triph′y-lite
,Noun.
[Pref.
tri-
+ Gr. [GREEK] 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.
☞ A salmon-colored or clove-brown variety containing but little iron is known as lithiophilite.