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What is gallstone and what is alum?
The vitriol is CuSO4·5H2O;, a copper sulfate pentahydrate; Alum is potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate kal-SO4-212h2o.

Copper sulfate pentahydrate is also known as copper sulfate crystal. In order to distinguish it from anhydrous copper sulfate, it is usually read as "copper sulfate pentahydrate" with a relative molecular weight of 250. Commonly known as blue alum, bile alum, copper alum and gallstone.

Potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate, common name: alum, potassium alum, is a double salt of potassium sulfate and aluminum sulfate containing crystallization water.