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
Italian: allofane (it) m
Polish: alofan m, allofan m
Portuguese: alofano m

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Allophane”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“allophane”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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