melanterite

See also: Melanterite

English

Noun

melanterite (countable and uncountable, plural melanterites)

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

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Further reading

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