allophane

English

Etymology

From allo- +‎ -phane.

Noun

allophane (countable and uncountable, plural allophanes)

1. (mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral

Related terms

• allophanic

Translations

an amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral

• Finnish: allofaani
• Italian: allofane (it) m
• Polish: alofan m, allofan m
• Portuguese: alofano m

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Allophane”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “allophane”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.