epsomite
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English
Etymology
From Epsom + -ite, named after the place Epsom in England in 1824.
Noun
epsomite (countable and uncountable, plural epsomites)
- (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical formula MgSO4·7H2O.
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Epsomite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “epsomite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
- ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
- ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951
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French
Noun
epsomite f (plural epsomites)