Diaspore

AlO(OH)

This sample of diaspore is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Diaspore is an oxide mineral of aluminum with the composition AlO(OH). The sample at left is about 3 cm across and is from Mugla, Menderes Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey. The diaspore gem is 27.8 carats.

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