Boehmite, also spelled as Böhmite, is one of the three component minerals of the economically important aluminum oreBauxite. It is named after German mineralogist Johann Böhm.
Crystal Forms & Aggregates
Crystals, which are tabular or short prismatic, form in tight groups and are very small. Most often in fine-grained scaly masses, pisolitic, and massive.
Boemite, being an important component of Bauxite, is an important ore of aluminum.
Noteworthy Localities
Although common as a constitute in Bauxite deposits, Boehmite is very poorly represented as specimens. The locality of Saga 1 Quarry, Mørje, Telemark, Norway has produced good microcrystals of Boehmite.
