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A white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium
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carnallite
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n. 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
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Carnallite is an evaporite mineral, a hydrated potassium magnesium chloride with formula KMgCl·6(HO). It is variably colored yellow to white, reddish, and sometimes colorless or blue. It is usually massive to fibrous with rare pseudohexagonal orthorhombic ...
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n. (context mineral English) A saline evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula potassiummagnesiumchlorine 3 '''·'''6water.
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Carnallite \Car"nal*lite\, n. [G. carnallit, fr. Von Carnall, a Prussian.] (Min.) A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt.
Usage examples of carnallite.
Avelyn placed them in a bag, and in it he placed, as well, a small pouch of tiny carnallites, the one stone whose magic could be brought forth only a single time.