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.
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Note: A salmon-colored or clove-brown variety containing but
little iron is known as lithiophilite.
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