N: Nitratine

Aurelio Acevedo

Mineralogical and Geological Museum, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA, United States

Nitratine or soda niter is the sodium containing version of niter, which contains phosphorus instead. Niter is also known as saltpeter, an essential component of gunpowder.

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Title: N: Nitratine
Creator: Aurelio Acevedo
Location Created: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mineralogical and Geological Museum, Harvard University

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