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Carnallite

Car′nal-lite

,
Noun.
[G.
carnallit
, fr. Von
Carnall
, a Prussian.]
(Min.)
A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt.

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carnallite

carnallite

English

Carnallite

Noun

carnallite (plural carnallites)

  1. (mineralogy) A saline evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula KMgCl3·6H2O.