Lithiophosphate is a natural form of (pure)
lithium orthophosphate. It is an exceedingly rare
mineral
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. (2011): Mi ...
, occurring in some special types of
pegmatite
A pegmatite is an igneous rock showing a very coarse texture, with large interlocking crystals usually greater in size than and sometimes greater than . Most pegmatites are composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica, having a similar silicic c ...
s.
See also
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Lithium phosphate
References
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Lithium minerals
Minerals in space group 62
Orthorhombic minerals
Phosphate minerals