Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Corkite is a phosphate mineral in the beudantite subgroup of the alunite group. Corkite is the phosphate analogue of beudantite and with it a complete solid solution range exists. Corkite will also form a solid solution with kintoreite.Corkite is named after County Cork Ireland; the location where the first notable amount was discovered in 1869.