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Epsomite

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Epsomite is a hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral with formula MgSO4·7H2O. [1]

28 relations: Alunogen, Cave, Efflorescence, England, Epsom, Evaporite, Fumarole, Goslarite, Gypsum, Halotrichite, Hermann–Mauguin notation, Kieserite, Limestone, Magnesium sulfate, Melanterite, Mirabilite, Mohs scale of mineral hardness, Monoclinic crystal system, New Mexico, Orthorhombic crystal system, Pickeringite, Rozenite, Solid solution, Specific gravity, Speleothem, Sulfate minerals, Surrey, Volcano.

Alunogen

Alunogen (from French alun, “alum”), also called feather alum and hair salt is a colourless to white (although often coloured by impurities, such as iron substituting for aluminium) fibrous to needle-like aluminium sulfate mineral.

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Cave

A cave is a hollow place in the ground, specifically a natural space large enough for a human to enter.

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Efflorescence

In chemistry, efflorescence (which means "to flower out" in French) is the migration of a salt to the surface of a porous material, where it forms a coating.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Epsom

Epsom is a market town in Surrey, England, south-west of London, between Ashtead and Ewell.

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Evaporite

Evaporite is the term for a water-soluble mineral sediment that results from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution.

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Fumarole

A fumarole (or fumerole – the word ultimately comes from the Latin fumus, "smoke") is an opening in a planet's crust, often in areas surrounding volcanoes, which emits steam and gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, and hydrogen sulfide.

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Goslarite

Goslarite is a hydrated zinc sulfate mineral (ZnSO4·7(H2O)) which was first found in the Rammelsberg mine, Goslar, Harz, Germany.

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Gypsum

Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O.

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Halotrichite

Halotrichite, also known as feather alum, is a highly hydrated sulfate of aluminium and iron.

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Hermann–Mauguin notation

In geometry, Hermann–Mauguin notation is used to represent the symmetry elements in point groups, plane groups and space groups.

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Kieserite

Kieserite is the magnesium sulfate mineral (MgSO4·H2O) and is named after Dietrich Georg von Kieser (Jena, Germany 1862).

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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Magnesium sulfate

Magnesium sulfate is an inorganic salt with the formula MgSO4(H2O)x where 0≤x≤7.

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Melanterite

Melanterite is a mineral form of hydrous iron(II) sulfate: FeSO4·7H2O.

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Mirabilite

Mirabilite, also known as Glauber's salt, is a hydrous sodium sulfate mineral with the chemical formula Na2SO4·10H2O.

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Mohs scale of mineral hardness

The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale characterizing scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.

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Monoclinic crystal system

In crystallography, the monoclinic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo México, Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern Region of the United States of America.

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Orthorhombic crystal system

In crystallography, the orthorhombic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems.

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Pickeringite

Pickeringite is a magnesium aluminium sulfate mineral with formula MgAl2(SO4)4·22(H2O).

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Rozenite

Rozenite is a hydrous iron sulfate mineral, Fe2+SO4•4(H2O).

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Solid solution

A solid solution is a solid-state solution of one or more solutes in a solvent.

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Specific gravity

Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance; equivalently, it is the ratio of the mass of a substance to the mass of a reference substance for the same given volume.

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Speleothem

Speleothems (Ancient Greek: "cave deposit"), commonly known as cave formations, are secondary mineral deposits formed in a cave.

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Sulfate minerals

The sulfate minerals are a class of minerals that include the sulfate ion (SO42−) within their structure.

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Surrey

Surrey is a county in South East England, and one of the home counties.

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Volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsomite

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