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SULFATO CINC [6 records]

Record 1 2016-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

An iron-containing mineral which occurs as rust-brown to yellow crystals, typically as an oxidation product of pyrite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Sulfate hydraté naturel de fer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Sulfato hidratado de hierro que a veces contiene cinc [...]

OBS

[...] sus cristales de color pardo amarillento, pertenecen al sistema triclínico.

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Record 2 2016-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A glassy white hydrous sulfate of magnesium, zinc, and manganese ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Sulfate naturel hydraté de magnésium, de zinc et de manganèse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Sulfato hidratado de magnesio, cinc y manganeso.

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Record 3 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A mineral occurring as tabular crystals at a mine in the Sierra Almagrera, Spain.

OBS

zincosite : Preferred spelling for zinkosite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Sulfate naturel de zinc du groupe anhydrite, trouvé en petits cristaux jaunâtres dans la sierra Almagrera (Espagne).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Sulfato de cinc [...], que se encuentra en forma de pequeños cristales amarillentos.

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Record 4 2011-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
ZnSO4
formula, see observation
7733-02-0
CAS number
DEF

A crystalline salt ZnSO4 that is usually obtained by reaction of sulfuric acid with zinc, zinc oxide, or a roasted zinc ore, that normally crystallizes from solutions as the efflorescent heptahydrate occurring also as the mineral goslarite, and that is used chiefly in coagulating baths for viscose rayon, in fertilizers and sprays ..., in dyeing and printing, in flotation, and in medicine as an astringent and emetic.

CONT

Zinc sulfate [is also] used to preserve skins and wood and as a paper bleach, analytical reagent, food additive, and fungicide.

OBS

"White vitriol" and "zinc vitriol" are synonyms of "heptahydrate zinc sulfate" (ZnSO47H20.

OBS

Chemical formula: ZnSO4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ZnSO4
formula, see observation
7733-02-0
CAS number
DEF

Sel cristallin, astringent, soluble dans l'eau et le glycérol [comptant] parmi les principales sources de minéraux autorisées dans l'alimentation.

CONT

[Le] sulfate de zinc [est] connu sous le nom de zincosite à l'état anhydre, de couperose blanche, goslarite, vitriol blanc à l'état ZnSO47H20[heptahydrate].

OBS

Formule chimique : ZnSO4

Key term(s)
  • couperose blanche
  • goslarite
  • vitriol blanc
  • sulfate de zinc anhydre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
ZnSO4
formula, see observation
7733-02-0
CAS number
OBS

Fórmula química: ZnSO4

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Record 5 2010-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
ZnSO4•7H2O
formula, see observation
DEF

An orthorhombic mineral [which occurs] in acicular or hairlike crystals, or massive.

OBS

Chemical formula: ZnSO4•7H2O

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ZnSO4•7H2O
formula, see observation
DEF

Sulfate hydraté naturel de zinc, qui se présente en efflorescences ou en concrétions fibreuses dans les mines de blende de Rammelsberg, près de Goslar.

OBS

Formule chimique : ZnSO4•7H2O

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
ZnSO4•7H2O
formula, see observation
DEF

Sulfato hidratado de cinc [...]; es una variedad de epsomita que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico y se encuentra en forma de concreciones fibrosas o de eflorescencias.

OBS

Fórmula química: ZnSO4•7H2O

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Record 6 2005-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Sulfate naturel d'aluminium et de zinc hydraté.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Sulfato hidratado de cinc y aluminio.

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