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Kalinite

kalinite

KAl(SO4)2·11H2O

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Overview

Kalinite is a mineral composed of hydrated potassium aluminium sulfate (a type of alum). It is a fibrous monoclinic alum, distinct from isometric potassium alum, named in 1868. Its name comes from kalium (derived from Arabic: القَلْيَه al-qalyah "plant ashes", which is the Latin name for potassium, hence its chemical symbol, "K". A proposal to remove recognition of kalinite as a mineral species was submitted to the International Mineralogical Association; however, kalinite is still on the list of approved minerals. Many older samples, however, have been found to be potassium alum.

Scientific references

  1. Kalinite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3812613 Link
  2. Kalinite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinite Link