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Record 1 2016-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A commercial name for a mixture of sylvite and halite (the form in which sylvite commonly occurs).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Mélange de halite et de sylvite.

CONT

Dans les gîtes de potasse, on trouve souvent associés la sylvine et le sel gemme en des roches qui portent le nom de «sylvinite». Il [...] s'agit [...] d'un mélange de deux espèces cristallines en proportions quelconques [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Mezcla de sal gema y silvina [...]

OBS

[...] se beneficia como abono y para extraer el cloruro de potasio que contiene.

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