Definition of carnallite in English:
carnallite
nounˈkɑːn(ə)lʌɪtˈkärnlˌīt
mass nounA white or reddish mineral consisting of a hydrated chloride of potassium and magnesium.
Example sentencesExamples
- The crystal is actually a mixture of carnallite and salt with the proportions varying according to evaporation conditions and the stage of the evaporation process.
- Its most common ores are lepidolite, carnallite, and pollucite.
- Magnesium is found in seawater and as the mineral carnallite, a combination of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, at the Stassfurt Mine in Germany.
- The residue from the solution of the raw carnallite consists largely of kieserite mud C ~ IgS04.
- The most common minerals of chlorine are halite, or rock salt, sylvite, and carnallite.
- The extraction of salt and carnallite from the ponds will be done via heavy machines named Harvesters.
Origin
Mid 19th century: named after Rudolf von Carnall (1804–74), German mining engineer, + -ite1.