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Aluminum vs Hercynite - What's the difference?

aluminum | hercynite |

As nouns the difference between aluminum and hercynite

is that aluminum is a metallic chemical element (symbol al) with an atomic number of 13 while hercynite is (mineral) an isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen.

aluminum

English

(wikipedia 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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    hercynite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineral) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen.

    • References

    * Hercynite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Hercynite.shtml]