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triph⋅y⋅lite

[trif-uh-lahyt]
–noun
a mineral, a rare phosphate of lithium, iron, and manganese, usually occurring in masses of a bluish or greenish color.
Also called triph⋅y⋅line [trif-uh-leen, -lin] .


Origin:
1830–40; tri- + Gk phȳl() tribe, phyle + -ite 1 ; r. triphyline < G Triphylin
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