Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Native Epsom salt, occasionally found as a delicate fibrous or capillary efflorescence on rocks, in the galleries of mines, upon the damp walls of cellars, etc. Also called
hair-salt . - noun See
stylolite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Native sulphate of magnesia or Epsom salt.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A
saline evaporite , consisting ofmagnesium sulphate , also found infumaroles , with thechemical formula Mg S O 4·7H2O.
Etymologies
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Epsom + -ite, named after the place Epsom in England in 1824.
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As an entity, the caverns contain a matchless array of spectacular limestone formations: stalagmites, stalactites and the rarer epsomite needles, soda straws, cave pearls, and lily pads.
Travel Guide: the Incredible Natural Landscapes in the U.S.A. (Part 1) 2008
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