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diaspore Min.|ˈdaɪəspɔə(r)|
[mod. f. Gr. διασπορά scattering, dispersion: see prec. So called by Haüy, 1801, from its strong decrepitation when heated.]
Native hydrate of aluminium, an orthorhombic, massive, or sometimes stalactitic mineral, varying in colour from white to violet, commonly associated with corundum in crystalline rocks.
1805Davy in Phil. Trans. XCV. 161 The diaspore..is supposed to be a compound of alumine and water. 1873Fownes' Chem. (ed. 11) 371 The monohydrate is found native, as diaspore. |