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LITHIOPHILITE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A salmon-pink or clove-brown mineral crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.

CONT

Primary phosphates usually crystallize from aqueous fluids derived from the late stages of crystallization. Particularly common in granitic pegmatites are the primary phosphates apatite ..., triphylite ..., lithiophilite ..., and the rare-earth phosphates monazite... and xenotime ...

OBS

[Lithiophilite is] isomorphous with triphylite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral (phosphate) primaire des pegmatites granitiques, du système cristallin orthorhombique, isomorphe de la triphylite, rose saumon à brun.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Fosfato de manganeso, litio y hierro que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico.

OBS

Yacencia: [la] litiofilita es un mineral primario que aparece en pegmatitas graníticas.

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