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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An common name for the mineral [ | + | An common name for the mineral [[alunite|alunite]] which is composed of potassium aluminum sulfate. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:46, 7 January 2014
Description
An common name for the mineral Alunite which is composed of potassium aluminum sulfate.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Roman alum; alunite; rock alum; alúmen (Port.)
Authority
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 33
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982