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Definition of Epsomite
1. n. Native sulphate of magnesia or Epsom salt.
Definition of Epsomite
1. Noun. (minerology) A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical formula MgSO4'''·'''7H2O. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epsomite
1. a type of mineral [n -S]
Medical Definition of Epsomite
1. Native sulphate of magnesia or Epsom salt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epsomite
Literary usage of Epsomite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Mineralogy: With an Extended Treatise on Crystallography and by Edward Salisbury Dana, William Ebenezer Ford (1922)
"The complementary pos- 325 \ TJ Symmetry of Sphenoidal Class epsomite ...
325 represents a typical crystal, of epsomite, with the positive sphenoid, 2(111). ..."
2. Publication by Field Columbian Museum, Field Museum of Natural History (1902)
"epsomite. NEAR WILCOX STATION, 65 MILES NORTH OF LARAMIE, WYOMING. MUSEUM No.
M 6126. An account of the above occurrence of epsomite was given the writer by ..."
3. General Economic Geology: A Textbook by William Harvey Emmons (1922)
"On Kruger Mountain, near Oroville, Wash., epsomite is mined from two lake ...
Hypothetical vertical cross-section to show structure of small epsomite lake ..."
4. Descriptive Mineralogy by William Shirley Bayley (1917)
"The luster of epsomite is vitreous, its hardness 2.0-2.5 and specific gravity
... epsomite is distinguished from other colorless, soluble minerals by its ..."
5. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1910)
"It is stated that at the so-called "alum cave" in Sevier County, Tennessee, masses
of epsomite, very pure and nearly a cubic foot in volume have been ..."
6. The Mineral Industry by Richard Pennefather Rothwell (1903)
"epsomite occurs in Albany County, about 20 miles north of Rock River Station, on
the Union Pacific Railroad. The deposits are situated upon a high plateau. ..."
7. Report of the Section of Chemistry and Mineralogy by George Christian Hoffman (1906)
"—epsomite. Specimens of this mineral, in the form of greyish- white friable masses
have recently been handed to the writer by Mr. J. Keele, ..."
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