mirabilite

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mīrābilis (“miraculous”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

mirabilite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of sodium sulfate, with the chemical formula Na₂SO₄·10H₂O.

Synonyms

• Glauber's salt

Translations

saline evaporite consisting of sodium sulfate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 芒硝 (zh) (mángxiāo)

• Finnish: mirabiliitti
• German: Mirabilit n
• Italian: mirabilite f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: mirabilit m

Further reading

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