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gibbs•ite n.

Mineralogya mineral, hydrated aluminum oxide, Al₂O₃•3H₂O, occurring in whitish or grayish crystals and masses: an important constituent of bauxite ore.

Also called hydrargillite.

1815–25; named after George Gibbs (died 1833), American mineralogist; see -ite¹

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