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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
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