mirabilite

English

Etymology

From Latin mīrābilis (“miraculous”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

mirabilite (uncountable)

(mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of sodium sulfate, with the chemical formula Na₂S O₄·10H₂O.

Synonyms

Glauber's salt

Translations

saline evaporite consisting of sodium sulfate

German: Mirabilit n
Italian: mirabilite f

Polish: mirabilit m

Further reading

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

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