Gibbsite facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gibbsite |
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Gibbsite from Brazil
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| Category | Hydroxide minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) |
Al(OH)3 |
| Strunz classification | 04.FE.10 |
Gibbsite, Al(OH)3, is one of the mineral forms of aluminium hydroxide. It is often designated as γ-Al(OH)3 (but sometimes as α-Al(OH)3). It is also sometimes called hydrargillite (or hydrargyllite). It is an important ore of aluminium, and one of the main parts of the rock Bauxite.
Images for kids
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Ball-and-stick model of the part of the crystal structure of gibbsite
See also
In Spanish: Gibbsita para niños
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