Water Soluble Mineral Species

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Water Soluble Mineral Species

Below is a listing sorted by mineral name of the mineral species that are solble in water. These minerals readily soluble in water. This list excludes minerals like fluorite and gypsum that dissolve very slowly in water.

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Aluminocopiapite

Amarantite

Aphthitalite

Apjohnite

Bandylite

Bararite

Bieberite

Bischofite

Blödite

Bobjonesite

Boothite

Borax

Boussingaultite

Burkeite

Caichengyunite

Carnallite

Chalcanthite

Chalcocyanite

Changoite

Cobaltkieserite

Copiapite

Coquimbite

Coskrenite-(Ce)

Cryptohalite

Dorfmanite

Epsomite

Eriochalcite

Ferruccite

Goslarite

Halite

Halotrichite

Hanksite

Hibbingite

Hieratite

Hoganite

Hummerite

Ilesite

Inyoite (slowly)

Julienite

Kalicinite

Kalinite

Koktaite

Konyaite

Kornelite

Kremersite

Lanmuchangite

Lecontite

Leonite

Letovicite

Levinsonite-(Y)

Lopezite

Mascagnite

Melanterite

Mercallite

Morenosite

Nahcolite

Nitratine

Nitre

Paceite

Paracoquimbite

Penfieldite

Pickeringite

Picromerite

Potassium Alum

Probertite

Retgersite

Rinneite

Sal Ammoniac

Scacchite

Starkeyite

Stepanovite

Swaknoite

Sylvite

Tachyhydrite

Tamarugite

Teschemacherite

Thenardite (slowly)

Thermonatrite

Trona

Tschermigite

Villiaumite

Voltaite

Wilcoxite

Zhemchuzhnikovite

Zugshunstite-(Ce)

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The information was gathered from many references and it is likely there are some errors. Mineral names are always being discredited, middle members of series are being eliominated, new mineral are being named. This is the best available information at this time. However, researchers are advised to verify any iformation found on this page.

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