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mirabilites

mirabilites is the plural of mirabilite.

Meaning of mirabilite

Noun

mirabilite (plural mirabilites)

  1. An evaporite, consisting of sodium sulfate, with the chemical formula Na₂SO₄·10H₂O.
    • Mounds of mirabilite have been observed near the north-west side of White Island, (e.g., Debenham 1965). These mirabilites probably originated by infiltration of sea water into the ice shelf, followed by ablation of the surface until the brines were exposed to evaporation and freeze concentration...1975, M. K. Stewart, “Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotope Studies on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica”, in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 18, Number 1, page 61
    Synonyms:
    Glauber's salt

Questions about mirabilites

What is mirabilites the plural of?
Mirabilites is the plural of mirabilite.

Words near mirabilites in the dictionary

  1. Mirabiles
  2. mirabilia
  3. mirabilis
  4. mirabilises
  5. mirabilite
  6. mirabilites
  7. mirability
  8. mirabilysin
  9. mirable
  10. mirabolan
  11. mirabolans

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