Interesting Facts about the Origin and Meaning of the element name Aluminum

What are the origins of the word Aluminum ?
The name originates from the Latin word 'alumen'

Facts about the Classification of the Element Aluminum
Aluminum is classified in the 'Other Metals' section which can be located in groups 13, 14, and 15 of the Periodic Table. All of these elements are solid, have a relatively high density and are opaque.

Brief Facts about the Discovery and History of the Element Aluminum
Aluminum was discovered by Hans Christian Oersted in 1825. Isolated by Friedrich Wohler in 1827. Charles Martin Hall received a patent in 1886. Davy had proposed the name Aluminium for this metal in 1807 before it had been Isolated, but later agreed to change it to Aluminum to conform with the "ium" ending of most other named elements. Aluminium remained an acceptable alternative spelling to Aluminum until 1925 when the American Chemical Society chose to spell the metal's name Alumunum in all their new publications.

Occurrence of the element Aluminum
8.1% in Earth's crust bound up in the form of compounds
One of the planet's most common but most difficult metal to get

Associated Uses of Aluminum
Airplanes
Soda cans
Aluminium recycling
Statues including Eros in Piccadilly Circus in London
Abrasive as an oxide

The Properties of the Element Aluminum
Name of Element : Aluminum
Symbol of Element : Al
Atomic Number of Aluminum : 13
Atomic Mass: 26.981539 amu
Melting Point: 660.37 °C - 933.52 °K
Boiling Point: 2467.0 °C - 2740.15 °K
Number of Protons/Electrons in Aluminum : 13
Number of Neutrons in Aluminum : 14
Crystal Structure: Cubic
Density @ 293 K: 2.702 g/cm3
Color of Aluminum : silvery-white