Lithiophorite
(Al,Li)Mn4+O2(OH)2 [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for the content of LITHIum and the Greek for "to bear".
| IMA status : | Valid species (Pre-IMA 1870) Grandfathered |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
06.04.01.01 |
| (06) Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl | |
| (06.04) containing multiple cations | |
| (06.04.01) | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
04.FE.25 |
| (04) Oxides and Hydroxides | |
| (04.F) Hydroxides (without V or U) | |
| (04.FE) Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra | |
| Crystal system: | Trigonal System |
| Point group (H-M): | 3m (or 3 2/m) — hexagonal-scalenohedral |