Spodumene rarely occurs in a yellow color. However, some yellow spodumene can be of gem quality, and it has been cut into faceted and cabochon gems. These gems have been given the name “triphane”.

It should be noted that “triphane” is one of the early names used for spodumene. It can be encountered in mineralogical writings from the 1800s and early 1900s. Any use of the word “triphane” from that era is referring to spodumene as a mineral because gemological use of the word did not begin until the late 1900s.