Selenite may refer to:
Substances containing selenium
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selenium
Selenium is a chemical element with the symbol Se and atomic number 34. It is a nonmetal (more rarely considered a metalloid) with properties that are intermediate between the elements above and below in the periodic table, sulfur and tellurium, ...
-containing anion or ionic compound with the SeO
32− anion:
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Selenite (ion)
Selenite refers to the anion with the chemical formula . It is the oxyanion of selenium. It is the selenium analog of the sulfite ion, . Thus selenite is pyramidal and selenium is assigned oxidation state +4. Selenite also refers to compounds t ...
, anion is a selenium oxoanion with the chemical formula SeO
32−
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Selenous acid
Selenous acid (or selenious acid) is the chemical compound with the formula . Structurally, it is more accurately described by . It is the principal oxoacid of selenium; the other being selenic acid.
Formation and properties
Selenous acid is ana ...
, the conjugate acid, with the formula H
2SeO
3
***Salts of this anion:
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Silver selenite
Silver selenite is an inorganic compound of formula Ag2SeO3.
Production
Silver selenite is formed during the recovery of selenium from copper anode slimes when they are subjected to oxidative roasting, causing some silver selenide to be converted ...
, an inorganic compound of formula Ag
2SeO
3
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Sodium selenite
Sodium selenite is the inorganic compound with the formula Na2SeO3. This salt is a colourless solid. The pentahydrate Na2SeO3(H2O)5 is the most common water-soluble selenium compound.
Synthesis and fundamental reactions
Sodium selenite usually i ...
, a salt, a colourless solid, and the most common water-soluble selenium compound
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Selenite broth Selenite broth is used as a selective medium for the isolation of '' Salmonella'' species. Selenite broth was originated by Leifson, while observing good recovery of Salmonella spp. and reduced
growth of fecal coliforms. Selenite broth is used as a ...
, an enrichment medium for the isolation of ''Salmonella'' species
Other
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Selenite (mineral)
Selenite, satin spar, desert rose, gypsum flower are crystal habit varieties of the mineral gypsum.
All varieties of gypsum, including selenite and alabaster, are composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate (meaning that it has two molecules of wa ...
, a variety of gypsum (CaSO
4·2H
2O)
* ''Selenites'' is a synonym of ''
Zophos
''Zophos'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Haplotrematidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Zophos'' include:
* '' Zophos baudoni'' (Petit, 1853)Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A. ...
'', a genus of land snails in the family Haplotrematidae
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Selenite Range
The Selenite Range is a mountain range in western Pershing County, Nevada. The range is a north–south trending feature approximately long and wide.
The Fox Range lies to the west across the San Emidio Desert valley and the south end of the Bla ...
, a mountain range in Pershing County, Nevada
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Selenite Peak
Selenite Peak is a summit located in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.
Description
Selenite Peak is the fifth-highest peak of the Selenite Range which is a subset of the Great Basin Ranges. This peak is set on land managed by the Burea ...
, a summit in the Selenite Range, Nevada
* Selenite, a high class citizen that experienced space travel, from the videogame ''
Event_0
''Event ' is a first-person science fiction adventure game developed and published by Ocelot Society. It was released on September 14, 2016 for both Microsoft Windows and macOS. The game follows an astronaut en route to Europa, who after their s ...
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* Selenite, a fictional native inhabitant of the Moon; see
Moon in science fiction#Life on the Moon
* Selenitic Age, a fictional place in the game ''
Myst
''Myst'' is a graphic adventure/puzzle video game designed by the Miller brothers, Robyn and Rand. It was developed by Cyan, Inc., published by Broderbund, and initially released for the Macintosh in 1993. In the game, the player's character t ...
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