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carnallite
n.
light-colored watery chloride of potassium and magnesium
Carnallite
Carnallite is an
evaporite mineral, a hydrated
potassium magnesium chloride with formula KMgCl
3·6(H
2O). It is variably colored yellow to white, reddish, and sometimes colorless or blue. It is usually massive to fibrous with rare pseudohexagonal
orthorhombic crystals. The mineral is
deliquescent (absorbs moisture from the surrounding air) and specimens must be stored in an airtight container.
carnallite
Noun
1. a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium
(hypernym) mineral
(substance-meronym) magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12
Carnallite
(n.)
A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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