glauberite

[ glou-buh-rahyt ]

noun

1. a mineral, sodium calcium sulfate, Na 2 Ca(SO 4 ) 2 , often found as a deposit on the beds of salt lakes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glauberite¹

1800–10; < French; so called because chemically similar to Glauber's salt; -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Among the saline minerals in the cabinet are Glauberite, and Sassoline or native Boracic acid.

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