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bitter salt
An orthorhombic mineral, MgSO4.7H2O ; bitter tasting; forms efflorescences of prismatic crystals, botryoidal masses, or incrustations on cave and mine walls from oxidizing sulfide minerals; also lacustrine deposits, mineral springs, and fumaroles.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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