gibbsiten.
/ˈɡɪbzʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
Aluminium hydrate found in stalactitic forms, often as an incrustation.
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gibbsite1822
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1822 P. Cleaveland Elem. Treat. Mineral. & Geol. (ed. 2) II. 783 Dr. Torrey..has proposed for this mineral the name of Gibbsite; in honor of Col. George Gibbs.
1873 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 13 373 A pseudomorph of gibbsite after corundum.
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