Look up: alunite

1. alunite
   stony substance which stains the fingers Category: Chemistry
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2. Alunite
   Al'u·nite noun (Min.) Alum stone.
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3. alunite
   <chemical> Alum stone. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. Alunite
   • (n.) Alum stone.
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5. alunite
   a widespread rock-forming sulfate mineral that occupies pockets or seams in volcanic rocks such as rhyolites, trachytes, and andesites, where it ... [1 related articles]
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6. Alunite
   Alunite (alum stone) is a hydrated aluminium and potassium sulphate secondary mineral usually formed by sulphuric acid solutions acting on rocks rich in alkalic feldspar. It is used in the production of alum, the manufacture of styptic pencils, as a dye fixer in the treatment of leather and as a whi...
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7. Alunite
   `Alunite` is a sulfate mineral that was first observed in the 15th century in Monti della Tolfa, north of Rome, where it was mined for the manufacture of alum. First called aluminilite by J.C. Delamétherie in 1797, this name was contracted by François Beudant in 1824 to alunite. Distinc...
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