magnesia

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Magnesia is the name of the following geographical objects:

  • Magnisia , a regional district of the Thessaly region in Greece that has been redesigned since 2011 - in ancient Greek transcription: Magnēsía
  • Magnisia (prefecture) , a former (1899–1909 and 1942–2010) division of the administrative region of Thessaly, Greece - in ancient Greek transcription: Magnēsía
  • Magnesia (Thessaly) , ancient landscape, located in what is now the Magnesia regional district
  • Magnesia am Meander , ancient city in today's Turkey, probably founded by emigrants from the ancient region
  • Magnesia at Sipylos , ancient city in today's Turkey, probably founded by emigrants from the ancient region

Magnesia is the name of the following chemical compounds:

  • Magnesium carbonate ( Magnesia alba , light magnesia)
    • Magnesium carbonate heavy, pure magnesium carbonate, MgCO3
    • Magnesium carbonate slightly basic, "Magnesia alba" in the narrower sense, composition approx. 4 MgCO3 • Mg (OH) 2 • 5 H2O
  • Magnesium oxide ( Magnesia usta , burnt magnesia, magnesia, sintered magnesia, fused magnesia; formerly also called bitter earth, bitter salt earth, talc earth; biserated (= double burnt) magnesia)
  • Manganese dioxide ( Magnesia nigra , black magnesia)

Magnesia is the name of the following commercial products: