A mineral form of magnesium sulfate that crystallizes, closely related to Epsom salt and used in medicine and industry.
Named after Epsom in Surrey, England, where it was discovered in natural mineral springs, plus the suffix '-ite' for minerals.
Epsom salt has been famous for 400 years, and the mineral form epsomite is named after the English town—it's one of the few minerals with such a cozy, geographical origin story.
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