triphylite

triphylite is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A mineral of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia. Note: A salmon-colored or clove-brown variety containing but little iron is known as lithiophilite.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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