alunite
English
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Etymology
[edit]From its earlier name aluminilite, given in 1824.[1]
Noun
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alunite (countable and uncountable, plural alunites)
- (mineralogy) A gray whitish, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6.
Synonyms
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[edit]mineral
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Alunite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “alunite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
French
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Noun
[edit]alunite f (plural alunites)
Further reading
[edit]- “alunite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
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[edit]alunite f (plural aluniti)
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