kieserite

See also: kiesérite

English

Etymology

From Kieser +‎ -ite. After the German D. G. Kieser (1779-1862) in 1860.[1]

Noun

kieserite (countable and uncountable, plural kieserites)

  1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of hydrated magnesium sulphate

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References

  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Kieserite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “kieserite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
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