lithiophilite

English

Lithiophilite

Etymology

From lithio- +‎ -philite.

Noun

lithiophilite (usually uncountable, plural lithiophilites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of triphylite that is a mixed phosphate of lithium and manganese.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Lithiophilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “lithiophilite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.