mirabilite

mirabilite
\\mə̇ˈrabəˌlīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: German mirabilit, from New Latin mirabile (in sal mirabile Glauber's salt, literally, wonderful salt) (from Latin, neuter of mirabilis wonderful) + German -it -ite
: a mineral Na2SO4.10H2O consisting of hydrous sodium sulfate occurring as a deposit from saline lakes, playas, and springs and as an efflorescence

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mirabˈilite noun (mineralogy)
A hydrated form of sodium sulphate
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Main Entry:mirable

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mirabilite Min.
(mɪˈræbɪlaɪt)
[a. G. mirabilit (Haidinger 1845) f. mod.L. (sal) mīrābil-is ‘wonderful salt’, the name given by Glauber to sulphate of soda (‘Glauber's salt’): see -ite.]
Native sulphate of soda.
Dana Syst. Min. (ed. 4).

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