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Alunite

Al′u-nite

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Noun.

(Min.)

Alum stone.

Definition 2024

alunite

alunite

English

Alunite

Noun

alunite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural alunites)

(mineralogy) A gray, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, K Al₃(S O₄)₂(OH)₆.

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Translations

mineral

Chinese:
Mandarin: 明礬石 (zh), 明矾石 (zh) ‎(míngfánshí)
Finnish: aluniitti

Japanese: 明礬石 ‎(みょうばんせき, myōbanseki)
Russian: алуни́т (ru) m ‎(alunít)
Spanish: alunita f

↑ 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)

(mineralogy) alunite