löwigiteMin.|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). 1862Amer.Jrnl.Sci. XXXIV. 215 Löwigite..the variety of alunite analysed by Löwig.1892Dana Min. 976.