mirabilite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

mirabilite (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

Glauber's salt

Translations

saline evaporite consisting of sodium sulfate

Chinese:
Mandarin: 芒硝 (zh) (mángxiāo), 朴硝 (zh) (pòxiāo), 皮硝 (zh) (píxiāo)
Finnish: mirabiliitti
German: Mirabilit n
Italian: mirabilite f
Polish: mirabilit (pl) m

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Mirabilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“mirabilite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

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