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KAL3(SO 4)2(OH) [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Bauxite Mining
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alunite
1, record 1, English, alunite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alumite 2, record 1, English, alumite
correct
- alumstone 3, record 1, English, alumstone
correct
- alum rock 2, record 1, English, alum%20rock
correct
- alum-rock 4, record 1, English, alum%2Drock
- aluminilite 5, record 1, English, aluminilite
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A naturally occurring aluminum sulfate. 6, record 1, English, - alunite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Named by Beudant in 1824 after aluminilite of Delamétherie (1797). 7, record 1, English, - alunite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
aluminilite: An old name for alunite. 5, record 1, English, - alunite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH) 8, record 1, English, - alunite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Mines de bauxite
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alunite
1, record 1, French, alunite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aluminilite 2, record 1, French, aluminilite
feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sulfate d'aluminium naturel [...], d'où l'on tire en grande partie l'alun propre au commerce. 3, record 1, French, - alunite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les bauxites de karst, on rencontre parfois des minéraux alumineux de la famille des aluns [...] : le minéral «alunite» [...] est le plus fréquent. Comme la formule l'indique, le minéral peut contenir aussi bien du potassium que du sodium, en proportions respectives variables. 4, record 1, French, - alunite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sa couleur est blanche, grise ou rougeâtre, sa structure concrétionnée. 3, record 1, French, - alunite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Étymologie : contraction d'aluminilite, première appellation de ce minéral. 2, record 1, French, - alunite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Formule chimique : KAl3(SO4)2(OH) 5, record 1, French, - alunite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Minas de bauxita
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- alunita
1, record 1, Spanish, alunita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Producto de la descomposición de las rocas traquíticas consistente en sulfato de aluminio. 1, record 1, Spanish, - alunita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: K2SO[subídince 4]3Al2SO46H2O 1, record 1, Spanish, - alunita
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