As nouns the difference between aluminum and colquiriite
is that aluminum is a metallic chemical element (symbol al) with an atomic number of 13 while colquiriite is (mineral) a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, and lithium.
aluminum
Alternative forms
* aluminium
Noun
(-)
A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
(slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminum.
Derived terms
* aluminum foil
* aluminum can
See also
* bauxite
References
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colquiriite
English
Noun
(mineral) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, and lithium.
References
* Colquiriite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Colquiriite.shtml]