a mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide: a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina. Formula: Al(OH)3
Word origin
C19: named after George Gibbs (died 1833), American mineralogist
Examples of 'gibbsite' in a sentence
gibbsite
Gel-morphous and gelified bauxites consist of gibbsite, boehmite, goethite-alumogoethite,hematite.
Lucien Toure, Alexey A Chausov, Alexander E Kotelnikov 2018, 'Petrographic characteristic of bauxites of the Koulore ore field', RUDN Journal of Engineering Researcheshttp://journals.rudn.ru/engineering-researches/article/viewFile/19254/16105. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gibbsite, iron and titanium oxides, and quartz are also identified.
S. R. Teixeira, S. A. de Souza, C. A. I. Moura 2001, 'Mineralogical characterization of clays used in the structural ceramic industry inwest of S. Paulo State, Brazil Caracterização mineralógica de argilas usadas na indústriade cerâmica estrutural no oeste do estado de S. Paulo, Brasil', Cerâmicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-69132001000400007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the clay fraction they also contain gibbsite, illite, and goethite.
M. M. Ibraimo, C. E. G. R. Schaefer, J. C. Ker, J. L. Lani, F. C. Rolim-Neto, M. A.Albuquerque, V. J. Miranda 2004, 'Gênese e micromorfologia de solos sob vegetação xeromórfica (caatinga) na região dosLagos (RJ) Genesis and micromorphology of soils under xeric vegetation in the Lakesregion, State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)', Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832004000400011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sulfate impacts fluoride adsorption on gibbsite, but not on either bauxite adsorbent.
Heather L. Buckley, Nusrat J. Molla, Katya Cherukumilli, Kathryn S. Boden, Ashok J.Gadgil 2018, 'Addressing technical barriers for reliable, safe removal of fluoride from drinkingwater using minimally processed bauxite ores', Development Engineeringhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235272851730091X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The clay fraction in all pedons was dominated by kaolinite and gibbsite.
Celmo Aparecido Ferreira, Alexandre Christófaro Silva, Pablo Vidal Torrado, WelingtonWillian Rocha 2010, 'Genesis and classification of Oxisols in a highland toposequence of the upper JequitinhonhaValley (MG) Gênese e classificação de Latossolos em topossequência das chapadas doalto Vale do Jequitinhonha (MG)', Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832010000100020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gibbsite and kaolinite in the intermediate classes presented higher growth in both soils.
Rolff Vladimir Mitton, Vander Freitas Melo, Volnei Pauletti 2019, 'Do Aggregate Size Classes of the Subsurface Soil Horizon Have Different Chemical/MineralogicalProperties?', Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832019000100401&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The data suggest a remarkable gibbsite role as nitrate leaching retardant in soil.
Adélia A. A. Pozza, Nilton Curi, Luiz R. G. Guilherme, João J. G. S. M. Marques, EnioT. S. Costa, Daniela Q. Zuliani, Paulo E. F. Motta, Rodrigo S. Martins, Luiz C. A.Oliveira 2009, 'Adsorção e dessorção aniônicas individuais por gibbsita pedogenética Individual anionicadsorption and desorption by pedogenic gibbsite', Química Novahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422009000100019. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Minerals in trace phases included smectite, anatase, muscovite, gibbsite, microcline, palygorskite and calcite.
Bukalo Nenita N., Ekosse Georges-Ivo E., Odiyo John O., Ogola Jason S. 2017, 'Geochemistry of Selected Kaolins from Cameroon and Nigeria', Open Geoscienceshttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/geo.2017.9.issue-1/geo-2017-0045/geo-2017-0045.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Other impurities found in the samples include quartz, gibbsite, iron oxide and anatase.
Jing Ouyang, Dawei Mu, Yi Zhang, Huaming Yang 2018, 'Mineralogy and Physico-Chemical Data of Two Newly Discovered Halloysite in China andTheir Contrasts with Some Typical Minerals', Mineralshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/3/108. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Quantitative textural and mineralogical (kaolinite, goethite and gibbsite) analyses were alsocarried out.
Juliana Hiromi Sato, Cícero Célio de Figueiredo, Robélio Leandro Marchão, Beáta EmökeMadari, Luiz Eduardo Celino Benedito, Jader Galba Busato, Diego Mendes de Souza 2014, 'Methods of soil organic carbon determination in Brazilian savannah soils', Scientia Agricolahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162014000400007&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)