leonite

English

Noun

leonite (uncountable)

(mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of a mixed potassium and magnesium sulphate, with the chemical formula (K₂S O₄)(Mg S O₄)

Further reading

“Leonite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“leonite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

Anagrams

neolite, olenite

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