- George Gibbs (mineralogist)
George Gibbs (7 January 1776 in
Newport, Rhode Island – 6 August 1833 at Sunswick, Long Island) was an American mineralogist. The mineralgibbsite is named after him.References
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George Gibbs (mineralogist)
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gibbs|ite — «GIHB zyt», noun. a whitish, crystalline or massive hydrate of aluminum oxide. It is an important component of bauxite, the principal ore of aluminum. Formula: Al2O3•3H2O ╂[< George Gibbs, 1766 1833, an American mineralogist + ite1] … Useful english dictionary
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gibbsite — /gib zuyt/, n. a mineral, hydrated aluminum oxide, Al2O33H2O, occurring in whitish or grayish crystals and masses: an important constituent of bauxite ore. Also called hydrargillite. [1815 25; named after George Gibbs (d. 1833), American… … Universalium
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