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MIRABILITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

... a monoclinic mineral usually occurring as colourless prisms or massive deposits, especially near salt springs or lakes, and in caves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
CONT

Les sels, essentiellement la mirabilite [...], se déposent sur les rives et au fond du golfe surtout en été à cause de l'évaporation intense et en hiver, quand l'eau est très froide, parce que les sels sont moins solubles dans l'eau froide que dans l'eau chaude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Sulfato de sodio [que] forma cristales prismáticos e incoloros pertenecientes al sistema monoclínico.

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