pentahydrite

English

Noun

pentahydrite (uncountable)

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

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Pentahydrite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “pentahydrite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.