glauberite 1

noundomain: natural obj.
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a monoclinic sodium calcium sulfate mineral with the formula Na2Ca(SO4)2.

  • 1.Glauberite often forms in continental and marine evaporite deposits, but may also form from hydrothermal deposits, as mineral sublimates deposited near fumaroles, in amygdules in basalt, and in nitrate deposits in arid climates.

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