a whitish vitreous mineral that consists of anhydrous sodium sulphate and occurs in saline residues. Formula: Na2SO4
Word origin
C19: named after Baron L. J. Thénard (1777–1857), French chemist; see -ite1
Examples of 'thenardite' in a sentence
thenardite
Thenardite and calcite are also present mainly along the icerock interface.
Nobuyuki NAKAI, Yoshihiko MIZUTANI, Hideki WADA 1977, 'Volcanic Events of Ross Island, Antarctica, Based on the Stable Isotope Studies ofDrilled Volcanic Rocks', Antarctic Recordhttp://doi.org/10.15094/00007928. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Halite and thenardite are widespread in both areas.
Takashi NISHIYAMA 1977, 'Studies on Evaporite Minerals from Dry Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica', Antarctic Recordhttp://doi.org/10.15094/00007916. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Halite, thenardite and bloedite reach saturation at a late stage during brine evolution.
Gómez, J., Gimeno, M. J., Valles, V., Mandado, J., Auqué, L. F., López,P. L. 1999, 'Determinación de la secuencia de precipitación salina en la laguna de LaPlaya (Zaragoza, España). 1. Condiciones de equilibrio mineral y simulaciónteórica del proceso', Estudios Geologicoshttp://estudiosgeol.revistas.csic.es/index.php/estudiosgeol/article/view/180/180. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The cored sediments were found to contain layered salt concretions composed of gypsum, thenardite and calcite.
Nobuyuki NAKAI, Yoshihiko MIZUTANI 1977, 'Geological History of the Dry Valleys, Antarctica, Based on the Stable Isotope Studies',Antarctic Recordhttp://doi.org/10.15094/00007923. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Due to the geopolymerisation reactions, new phases like hydroxy-cancrinite, faujasite and thenardite appeared in the product.
Gábor Mucsi, Roland Szabó, Ádám Rácz, Ferenc Kristály, Sanjay Kumar 2019, 'COMBINED UTILIZATION OF RED MUD AND MECHANICALLY ACTIVATED FLY ASH IN GEOPOLYMERS',Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornikhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/315598. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)