Roman alum

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Description

A fairly pure variety of alunite, potassium aluminum sulfate, mined in Italy. See Alum.

Synonyms and Related Terms

alum; alunite; roche alum

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 33