| 释义 |
gibbsite Min.|ˈgɪbzaɪt|
[named after George Gibbs, an American mineralogist: see -ite.]
Aluminium hydrate found in stalactitic forms, often as an incrustation.
1822Cleaveland Min. 783 Dr. Torrey..has proposed for this mineral the name of Gibbsite, in honor of Col. George Gibbs. 1873Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. XIII. 373 A pseudomorph of gibbsite after corundum. |
