melanterite

See also: Melanterite

English

Noun

melanterite (countable and uncountable, plural melanterites)

1. (mineralogy) a widespread green, mostly fibrous mineral composed of hydrated ferrous sulphate

Synonyms

• iron vitriol

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: melanteriitti
• Greek:

  Ancient: σῶρυ f (sôru)

• Japanese: 緑礬 (りょくばん, ryokuban)
• Persian: بلخچ (balaxč)

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Melanterite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “melanterite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.