basaluminite

noun

bas·​aluminite

¦bäs +

plural -s

: a mineral Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀‧5H₂O consisting of a basic hydrated aluminum sulfate found in veinlets in siderite at Irchester and Brighton Hill, England, and in France

Word History

Etymology

basic + alumin- + -ite

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• ammonite
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