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websterite

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web⋅ster⋅ite

  [web-stuh-rahyt]
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–noun Mineralogy.
aluminite.
Origin:
named after T. Webster, 19th-century Englishman; see -ite 1

a⋅lu⋅mi⋅nite

  [uh-loo-muh-nahyt]
–noun
a mineral, hydrous aluminum sulfate, Al2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O, occurring in white, chalky masses.
Also called websterite.

Origin:
1865–70; alumin- + -ite 1
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