diaspore

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A hydrate of alumina, often occurring in white lamellar masses with brilliant pearly luster; -- so named on account of its decrepitating when heated before the blowpipe.

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The aluminium compounds in the bauxite may be present as gibbsite (Al(OH) 3 ), boehmite (AlOOH) or diaspore (AlOOH); the different forms of the aluminium component will dictate the extraction conditions. Source: Internet

The hydrogen atoms have been located by neutron diffraction experiments on α-AlO(OH) ( diaspore ). Source: Internet

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