Lithiophosphate

Lithiophosphate
General
Category	Phosphate minerals
Formula (repeating unit)	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]

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

References

^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
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v t e Lithium compounds (list)
Inorganic (list)	Li₂ LiAlCl₄ Li_1+xAl_xGe_2−x(PO₄)₃ LiAlH₄ LiAlO₂ <span class="nowrap">LiAl<sub>1+x</sub>Ti<sub>2−x</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub></span> LiAs LiAsF<sub>6</sub> Li<sub>3</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub> <span class="nowrap">Li[AuCl<sub>4</sub></span>] LiB(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> LiB(C₆F₅)₄ LiBF₄ LiBH₄ LiBO₂ LiB₃O₅ Li₂B₄O₇ <span class="nowrap">Li<sub>2</sub>B<sub>4</sub>O<sub>7</sub>·5H<sub>2</sub>O</span> LiBSi<sub>2</sub> LiBr <span class="nowrap">LiBr·2H<sub>2</sub>O</span> LiBrO LiBrO<sub>2</sub> LiBrO<sub>3</sub> LiBrO<sub>4</sub> Li₂C₂ LiCF₃SO₃ CH₃CH(OH)COOLi LiC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>ClO<sub>2</sub> LiC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>3</sub>IO<sub>2</sub> Li(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>N LiCHO<sub>2</sub> LiCH₃O LiC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>O LiCN Li<sub>2</sub>CN<sub>2</sub> LiCNO Li₂CO₃ Li₂C₂O₄ LiCl LiClO LiFO LiClO<sub>2</sub> LiClO₃ LiClO₄ LiCoO₂ Li<sub>2</sub>CrO<sub>4</sub> <span class="nowrap">Li<sub>2</sub>CrO<sub>4</sub>·2H<sub>2</sub>O</span> Li<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> CsLiB₆O₁₀ LiD LiF Li<sub>2</sub>F LiF<sub>4</sub>Al Li<sub>3</sub>F<sub>6</sub>Al FLiBe LiFePO₄ FLiNaK LiGaH₄ Li₂GeF₆ Li<sub>2</sub>GeO<sub>3</sub> LiGe<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> LiH LiH<sub>2</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub> Li<sub>2</sub>HAsO<sub>4</sub> LiHCO₃ Li<sub>3</sub>H(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> LiH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>3</sub> LiH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> LiHSO<sub>3</sub> LiHSO<sub>4</sub> LiHe LiI LiAt LiIO LiIO<sub>2</sub> LiIO₃ LiIO₄ Li₂IrO₃ Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ <span class="nowrap">LiMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub></span> Li₂MoO₄ Li_0.9Mo₆O₁₇ LiN₃ Li₃N LiNH₂ Li₂NH LiNO₂ LiNO₃ <span class="nowrap">LiNO<sub>3</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O</span> Li<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> LiNa Li<sub>2</sub>NaPO<sub>3</sub> LiNaNO₂ LiNbO₃ Li<sub>2</sub>NbO<sub>3</sub> LiO⁻ LiO<sub>3</sub> LiO₂ Li₂O Li₂O₂ LiOH Li₃P LiPF₆ Li<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> Li<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>3</sub> Li<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>4</sub> Li<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>3</sub> Li<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> Li₂Po Li₂PtO₃ Li₂RuO₃ Li₂S LiSCN LiSH LiSO<sub>3</sub>F Li₂SO₃ Li₂SO₄ Li[SbF<sub>6</sub>] Li₂Se Li<sub>2</sub>SeO<sub>3</sub> Li<sub>2</sub>SeO<sub>4</sub> LiSi Li<sub>2</sub>SiF<sub>6</sub> Li₄SiO₄ Li₂SiO₃ Li₂Si₂O₅ LiTaO₃ Li₂Te LiTe₃ Li₂TeO₃ Li<sub>2</sub>TeO<sub>4</sub> Li₂TiO₃ <span class="nowrap">Li<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub></span> <span class="nowrap">LiTi<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub></span> <span class="nowrap">LiVO<sub>3</sub>·2H<sub>2</sub>O</span> Li<sub>3</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> Li₂WO₄ LiYF₄ Neodymium-doped <span class="nowrap">LiZr<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub></span> Li<sub>2</sub>ZrO<sub>3</sub>
Organic (soaps)	Hemolithin (extraterrestrial protein) Organolithium reagents Gilman reagent CH₃COOLi C₄H₆LiNO₄ LiC₂F₆NO₄S₂ LiN(SiMe₃)₂ Li₃C₆H₅O₇ C₅H₅Li LiN(C₃H₇)₂ (C₆H₅)₂PLi C₁₈H₃₅LiO₃ C₆H₁₃Li C₄H₉Li CH₃CHLiCH₂CH₃ (CH₃)₃CLi C₁₂H₂₈BLi CH₃Li Li⁺C₁₀H₈⁻ C₅H₁₁Li C₅H₃LiN₂O₄ C₆H₅Li LiC₂CH₃ LiO₂C(CH₂)₁₆CH₃ C₄H₅LiO₄ LiEt₃BH LiOC(CH₃)₃ C₉H₁₈LiN LiC₂H₃ Vinyllithium LiC ₁₁H ₂₃COO
Minerals	Amblygonite Berezanskite Brannockite Cryolithionite Darapiosite Darrellhenryite Elbaite Fluorine Elbaite Fluor-liddicoatite Emeleusite Eucryptite LiAlSiO₄ Faizievite Hectorite Hsianghualite Jadarite LiNaSiB₃O₇OH Keatite Li(AlSi₂O₆) Kunzite Lavinskyite Lepidolite Lithiophilite LiMnPO₄ Lithiophosphate Li₃PO₄ Manandonite Manganoneptunite Nambulite Neptunite Olympite Petalite LiAlSi₄0₁₀ Pezzottaite Cs(Be₂Li)Al₂Si₆O₁₈ Rossmanite Saliotite Sogdianite Spodumene LiAl(SiO₃)₂ Sugilite Tiptopite Tourmaline Triphylite LiFePO₄ Zabuyelite Li₂CO₃ Zektzerite Zinnwaldite
Hypothetical	Li_xBe_y HLiHe<sup>+</sup> LiFHeO LiHe<sub>2</sub> (HeO)(LiF)<sub>2</sub> La_2/3-xLi_3xTiO₃He
Other Li-related	Aluminium–lithium alloys Heteroatom-promoted lateral lithiation LB buffer Lithium atom Lithium medication LiNi_xCo_yAl_zO₂ LiNi_xMn_yCo_zO₂ Lithium soap Lithium Triangle Lucifer yellow Magnesium–lithium alloys NASICON

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