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Selenite

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Selenite may refer to:

Substances containing selenium

  • A selenium-containing anion or ionic compound with the SeO32− anion:
    • Selenite (ion), anion is a selenium oxoanion with the chemical formula SeO32−
      • Selenous acid, the conjugate acid, with the formula H2SeO3
      • Salts of this anion:
        • Silver selenite, an inorganic compound of formula Ag2SeO3
        • Sodium selenite, a salt, a colourless solid, and the most common water-soluble selenium compound
  • Selenite broth, an enrichment medium for the isolation of Salmonella species

Other

  • Selenite (mineral), a variety of gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
  • Selenites is a synonym of Zophos, a genus of land snails in the family Haplotrematidae
  • Selenite Range, a mountain range in Pershing County, Nevada
  • Selenite, a high class citizen that experienced space travel, from the videogame Event_0
  • Selenite, a fictional native inhabitant of the Moon; see Selene and The First Men in the Moon
  • Selenitic Age, a fictional place in the game Myst


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