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epsomite

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Etymology

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From Epsom +‎ -ite, named after the place Epsom in England in 1824.[1][2]

Noun

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epsomite (countable and uncountable, plural epsomites)

  1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical formula MgSO4·7H2O.

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Epsomite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “epsomite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
  2. ^ 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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Noun

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epsomite f (plural epsomites)

  1. epsomite
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