Lithiophosphate

Lithiophosphate is a natural form of (pure) lithium orthophosphate. It is an exceedingly rare mineral, occurring in some special types of pegmatites.

Lithiophosphate
General
Category	Phosphate minerals
Formula	Li3PO4
IMA symbol	Lip[1]
Strunz classification	8.AA.20
Crystal system	Orthorhombic
Crystal class	Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Space group	Pcmn
Identification
Color	white, light pink, colorless
Cleavage	perfect
Tenacity	brittle
Mohs scale hardness	4
Luster	vitreous, sub-vitreous
Streak	white
Diaphaneity	transparent, translucent
References	[2][3][4]

See also

• Lithium phosphate