triphanen.
/ˈtrʌɪfeɪn/ Mineralogy.
A synonym of spodumene n.
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1816 P. Cleaveland Elem. Treat. Mineral. & Geol. 251 Spodumene. Jameson. Triphane, Hauy.
1819 Gentleman's Mag. May 448/2 Triphane has been recently found by Dr. MacCulloch in the granite of Glen Elg.
1850 D. T. Ansted Elem. Course Geol. §415 Spodumene or Triphane, another felspathic mineral, with a yet larger proportion of silicate of lithia in the place of silicate of potash.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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