Triphylite

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Triphylite is a lithium iron(II)

The mineral was first discovered and examined in 1834 by German mineralogist Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs at Hennenkobel Mine in the Bavarian Forest.^[7][8] The name derives from the Greek words tri ("three") and phulon ("family"), referring to the three cations found in natural samples of triphylite (Li⁺, Fe²⁺, Mn²⁺).^[5]

Crystal structure

Triphylite crystallizes in an orthorhombic crystal system. The lithium coordinates to six oxygen atoms in a distorted octahedron. Likewise, the iron centers are octahedrally coordinated. The structure contains isolated phosphate tetrahedra.^[9]

Properties

Triphylite is soluble in

Triphylite forms a complex solution series with lithiophilite, LiMnPO₄, so that natural sources of triphylite usually contain manganese. The structures of members within this series are similar to olivine-type silicates.^[10]

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