A polymorph of Al(OH)3 where one third of the octahedral sites are vacant and each OH group is coordinated by two Al cations. Although each layer is approximately closest packed, the stacking of layers is not closest packed, and OH groups in adjacent layers superpose. The interlayer OH to OH distance is relatively small (at ~2.78 Å), indicating a strong hydrogen bond that is enhanced by strong polarization caused by the highly charged Al3+ cation.
Cf., bayerite, nordstrandite