melanterite

See also: Melanterite

English

Noun

melanterite (countable and uncountable, plural melanterites)

(mineralogy) a widespread green, mostly fibrous mineral composed of hydrated ferrous sulphate

Synonyms

iron vitriol

Translations

mineral

Finnish: melanteriitti
Japanese: 緑礬 (りょくばん, ryokuban)

Persian: بلخچ‎ (balaxč)

Further reading

“Melanterite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“melanterite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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