allophane

English

Etymology

allo- +‎ phane

Noun

allophane (countable and uncountable, plural allophanes)

(mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral

Related terms

allophanic

Translations

an amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral

Finnish: allofaani
Portuguese: alofano m

Further reading

“Allophane” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“allophane”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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