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Name: Triplite
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IMA Chemistry: Mn2+2(PO4)F
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Triplite contains elements:
Manganese (Mn)
Phosphorus (P)
Oxygen (O)
Fluorine (F)
Country of Type Locality: France
Year First Published: 1813
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Hausmann J F L (1813) Triplit, in Handbuch der Mineralogie, Volume 2, (Göttingen) 1079-1080 Chemical formula changed from (Mn^2+^,Fe^2+^)_2_(PO_4_)F: Vignola P, Gatta G D, Hatert F, Guastoni A, Bersani D (2014) On the crystal-chemistry of a near-endmember triplite, Mn^2+^_2_(PO_4_)F, from the Codera Valley (Sondrio Province, Central Alps, Italy). The Canadian Mineralogist 52, 235-245
Structural Group Name: Triplite
Fleischer's Group Name: triplite
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2772 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 5.25
Diaphaneity: 1.0
Specific Gravity: 3.7
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