Formula: Al(OH)3
Origin of name: For Karl Bayer, German metallurgist
Crystal system: Monoclinic
Crystal class: 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: Colourless
Diaphaneity:
Luster:
Habit: Fibrous
Hardness:
Specific gravity: 2.53
Cleavage: None
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: Polymorphous with Doyleite, Gibbsite and Nordstrandite
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