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.
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
Example sentences from the Web for glauberite
Among the saline minerals in the cabinet are Glauberite, and Sassoline or native Boracic acid.
A Guide to the Mount's Bay and the Land's End |John Ayrton Paris