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triphylite Min.|ˈtrɪfɪlaɪt|
[f. Gr. τρι- three + ϕυλή tribe + -ite1, because it contains three bases.]
A compound phosphate of iron, manganese, and lithium, occurring in greenish-grey or bluish crystals. Orig. called triphyline |ˈtrɪfɪlɪn| [ad. Ger. triphylin (Fuchs, 1834)].
1836R. D. & T. Thomson's Rec. Gen. Sci. III. 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. 1850Triphylline [see triplite]. 1868Dana Min. (ed. 5) 542 Triphylite and triplite, like other minerals containing protoxyd of manganese, undergo easy alteration by oxydation and hydration. |