allophane

English

Etymology

allo- +‎ phane

Noun

allophane (countable and uncountable, plural allophanes)

1. (mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral

Related terms

• allophanic

Translations

an amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral

• Finnish: allofaani
• Portuguese: alofano m
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Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Allophane”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “allophane”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.