Doyleite
Gallery Location
Not on View
Geography: Place Collected
Canada, Quebec, Rouville Co., Mont St - Hilaire
Dimensions
4 x 2.5 x 2.5
Object number
ROMESM41025
Type Status
Department
Natural History: Minerals & Gems
Description
Type Specimen
Al(OH)3
Named for Earl Joseph (Jess) Doyle of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a mineral collector and discovered the species.
Chao, G.Y., Baker, J., Sabina, A.P., Roberts, A.C. (1985) Doyleite, a new polymorph of Al(OH)3, and its relationship to bayerite, gibbsite and nordstrandite. Canadian Mineralogist: 23: 21-28.
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