löwigite Min.
(ˈlœːvɪgaɪt)
[Named, 1861, by Mitscherlich after K. J. Löwig, who first analysed it.]
Hydrous sulphate of aluminium and potassium, found in yellowish nodules (A. H. Chester).
| 1862 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XXXIV. 215 Löwigite..the variety of alunite analysed by Löwig. 1892 Dana Min. 976. |