triphylite

English

Etymology

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Noun

triphylite (countable and uncountable, plural triphylites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Triphylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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