Boehmite Mineral Data

General Boehmite Information
Chemical Formula:	AlO(OH)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 59.99 gm
	Aluminum 44.98 % Al 84.98 % Al₂O₃
	Hydrogen 1.68 % H 15.02 % H₂O
	Oxygen 53.34 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	AlO(OH)
Environment:	Major constituent of most bauxite ores.
IMA Status:	Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1927
Locality:	Subtropical areas (Jamaica, Surinam, Guyana, Georgia, USA. France, Hungary, Russia, Greece, Australia, and Guinea) of high rainfall where lateritic soils can develop on Al-bearing igne Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named after the German geologist and paleontologist, J. Bohm (1857-1938).
Name Pronunciation:	Boehmite
Synonym:	Bauxite - Al ore mixture
	Cliachite - colloidal Al hydroxide
	Kliachite - colloidal Al hydroxide
	Pseudoboehmite - colloidal b�hmite