kieserite

See also: kiesérite

English

Etymology

Kieser +‎ -ite. After the German D. G. Kieser (1779-1862) in 1860.[1]

Noun

kieserite (countable and uncountable, plural kieserites)

(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of hydrated magnesium sulphate

Derived terms

kieseritic

Translations

hydrated magnesium sulphate mineral

Finnish: kieseriitti
French: kiesérite (fr) f
German: Kieserit n
Greek: κιζερίτης (el) m (kizerítis)
Korean: 키저라이트 (kijeoraiteu)

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Kieserite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“kieserite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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