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SYLVINE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A white or colorless cubic mineral [that] is the principal ore mineral of potassium compounds.

CONT

Sylvite occurs in beds as a saline residue with halite and other evaporites. It has a sharper taste than that of halite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Chlorure naturel de potassium [...] qui se rencontre dans les mines de sel de Stassfurt et au Vésuve.

OBS

C'est un minerai de potasse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Cloruro de potasio [...] que cristaliza en el sistema cúbico [...]

OBS

[...] mineral de potasa, una evaporita formada al desecarse antiguos lagos salados, que contiene a veces cloruros de magnesio y de sodio.

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