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Gibbsite vs Bayerite - What's the difference?

gibbsite | bayerite |

In mineral terms the difference between gibbsite and bayerite

is that gibbsite is a mineral with monoclinic crystals, usually white but can have different colors, Al(OH)3 while bayerite is a polytype of gibbsite.

gibbsite

English

Noun

(-)
  • (mineral) A mineral with monoclinic crystals, usually white but can have different colors, Al]](O[[hydrogen, H)3.

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    English eponyms

    bayerite

    English

    (wikipedia bayerite)

    Noun

  • (mineral) A polytype of gibbsite.