Triphylite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Triphylite \Triph"y*lite\, n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? a family,
     class. So called in allusion to its containing three
     phosphates.] (Min.)
     A mineral of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of
     the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia.
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     Note: A salmon-colored or clove-brown variety containing but
           little iron is known as lithiophilite.
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