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mirabilite

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[mi-rab-uh-lahyt] / mɪˈræb əˌlaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. a decahydrate form of sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 ⋅10H 2 O.

Etymology

Origin of mirabilite

1850–55; < Latin ( sal ) mīrābil ( is ) wonderful (salt) + -ite 1

Example Sentences

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The mineral cave decor — epsomite, mirabilite, sulfate — rusts into the ruddy orange of iron oxide, the deep black of manganese.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2023

But I secured some lovely specimens: specimens of ore, rare shells, some of the finest specimens of mirabilite of lead that I ever saw.

From The Comstock Club by Goodwin, Charles Carroll

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