sideronatriten.
/ˌsɪd(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈneɪtrʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌsɪdərəˈneɪˌtraɪt/ Mineralogy.
A yellow iron mineral occurring in very arid regions, typically as masses of needle-shaped crystals.Sideronatrite is a hydrated basic sulphate of iron and sodium, Na2Fe(OH)(SO4)2·3H2O. Crystal system: orthorhombic.
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sideronatrite1882
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1882 E. S. Dana in J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (new ed.) App. iii. 109 Sideronatrite. Raimondi... From the mine San Simon, Huantajaya, province of Tarapaca, Peru.
1935 J. W. Mellor Comprehensive Treat. Inorg. & Theoret. Chem. XIV. 345 Sideronatrite occurs in orange-yellow or straw-yellow, crystalline masses of fine, fibrous structure which separate into thin splinters.
1975 Nature 5 June 472/1 Alteration has produced haematite and goethite on the outer parts of the concretions, whereas the inner parts contain jarosite, gypsum, baryte, celestine and sideronatrite.
2008 New Scientist 15 Nov. 7/2 Tracts of wetland at the mouth of the Murray have become as corrosive as battery acid, forming a yellow crust of sideronatrite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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