melanterite

See also: Melanterite

English

Noun

melanterite (countable and uncountable, plural melanterites)

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

Synonyms

iron vitriol

Translations

mineral

Finnish: melanteriitti
Greek:
Ancient: σῶρυ f (sôru)
Japanese: 緑礬 (りょくばん, ryokuban)
Persian: بلخچ (balaxč)

Further reading

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

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