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English
Etymology
From allo- + -phane.
Noun
allophane (countable and uncountable, plural allophanes)
- (mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral
Translations
an amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Allophane”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “allophane”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.