glauberite
[ glou-buh-rahyt ]
/ ˈglaʊ bəˌraɪt /
noun
a mineral, sodium calcium sulfate, Na2Ca(SO4)2, often found as a deposit on the beds of salt lakes.
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Origin of glauberite
1800–10; < French; so called because chemically similar to Glauber's salt; see -ite1
Words nearby glauberite
glastonbury, glastonbury chair, glaswegian, glatt kosher, glauber's salt, glauberite, glauce, glaucescent, glauco-, glaucodot, glaucoma
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Example sentences from the Web for glauberite
Among the saline minerals in the cabinet are Glauberite, and Sassoline or native Boracic acid.
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