TRIPHYLITE


Meaning of TRIPHYLITE in English

ˈtrifəˌlīt noun

also triph·y·line -lēn, -_lə̇n

( -s )

Etymology: triphylite alteration (influenced by -ite ) of triphyline, from German triphylin, from tri- + phyl- + -in -ine; from its three bases

: a grayish green or bluish orthorhombic phosphate of lithium, iron, and manganese isomorphous with lithiophilite and commonly massive

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