kieserite
/ˈkiːzərʌɪt
/noun [mass noun]
A fine-grained white mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium sulphate, occurring often in salt mines.Bish and his Los Alamos colleagues believe that the proportion and distribution of hexahydrite, kieserite and other magnesium sulfate salts on Mars may hold a record of past changes in climate and whether or not water once flowed there....
- Crystal chemical aspects of the Mg-sulfate hydrate mineral kieserite, which has been identified on the Martian surface.
- Translucent crystalline mass of kieserite with white alteration products.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from the name of Dietrich G. Kieser (1779–1862), German physician, + -ite1.