alunite

English

Alunite

Etymology

From its earlier name aluminilite, given in 1824.[1]

Noun

alunite (countable and uncountable, plural alunites)

  1. (mineralogy) A gray, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6.

Derived terms

Translations

  • “Alunite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • alunite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
  1. ↑ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

French

Noun

alunite f (plural alunites)

  1. (mineralogy) alunite
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