pentahydrite

English

Noun

pentahydrite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate pentahydrate, with the chemical formula MgSO4·5H2O.

Further reading
  • “Pentahydrite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “pentahydrite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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