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Alum

Scope note

Colorless-to-white crystalline potassium aluminum sulfate; has a wide range of uses, including in treatment of leather and textile, in sizing paper, as a mordant in dyeing, and as a water-purifying agent. MH12

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Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

3000183621

Broader Terms used

mineral

Term used for

alum, potash
potash alum

Created

13yrs ago

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