Carnallite

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  • noun. A white, brownish, or reddish mineral, KMgCl3·6H2O, an ore of potassium, used to manufacture potash salts.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A milk-white or pink-colored mineral obtained from the salt-mines of Stassfurt, Prussia.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt.
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  • noun. A saline evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula KMgCl3·6H2O.
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  • noun. 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
    • Word Usage
    "What weight of carnallite is necessary in the preparation of 500 g. of magnesium?"
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    mineral  
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