picromerite

picromerite

[pi′kräm·ə‚rīt]
(mineralogy)
K2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O A white mineral composed of hydrous sulfate of magnesium and potassium, occurring as crystalline encrustations.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Associated minerals are: humnierite, gypsum, epsomite, picromerite, hematite and an unidentified K-Mg-Mn-vanadate.
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