sylvite

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S0956800 (sĭl′vīt′) also syl·vine (-vēn′) or syl·vin·ite (-vĭ-nīt′)n. A colorless vitreous potassium chloride mineral, the major ore of potassium.

[Alteration of sylvine, from French, from New Latin (sāl dīgestīvus) Sylviī, (digestive salt) of Sylvius, probably after Franz de la Boë, or Franciscus Sylvius (1614-1672), German-born Dutch physician.]

sylvite

(ˈsɪlvaɪt) or

sylvine

n (Minerals) a soluble colourless, white, or coloured mineral consisting of potassium chloride in cubic crystalline form with sodium impurities: it occurs chiefly in sedimentary beds and is an important ore of potassium. Formula: KCl[C19: sylvite, alteration of sylvine, from New Latin sal digestiva Sylvii digestive salt of Sylvius, after Franciscus Sylvius (died 1672), German anatomist. See -ite¹, -ine²]

syl•vite

(ˈsɪl vaɪt)

n. a transparent mineral, potassium chloride, KCl, mined for its potassium content. [1965–70; < New Latin (sal digestīvus) Sylvi(ī) digestive salt of Sylvius (Latin name of François de la Boë (1614–72), French physician) + -ite¹]

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Noun

sylvite - a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary bedssylvineatomic number 19, potassium, K - a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvitemineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

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sylvite

sylvite:

see potassium chloridepotassium chloride,
chemical compound, KCl, a colorless or white, cubic, crystalline compound that closely resembles common salt (sodium chloride). It is soluble in water, alcohol, and alkalies.
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Sylvite

a mineral of the halide class with chemical composition KC1. It contains 52.48 percent K and admixtures of Br and, less frequently, I. Occluded gas bubbles (N₂, CO₂, CH₄, He) impart a milky white color to transparent and colorless sylvite crystals. Sylvite also contains admixtures of halite (NaCl) and ferric oxide (Fe₂ O₃), the latter giving the mineral a red color.

Sylvite crystallizes in the isometric system. Distinct well-cut crystals are rare. Sylvite usually forms compact granular masses with, for example, halite and carnallite (similar aggregates are called sylvinite). Sylvite has a hardness of 2 on Mohs scale, a density of 1,990 kg/m³, and a vitreous, dull luster. It dissolves freely in water andhas a burning, bitter salty taste. Transparent crystals exhibit good transmission of radiation in the shortwave and infrared regions of the spectrum.

Sylvite naturally occurs in sedimentary salt-bearing rock strata together with halite and carnallite, sometimes forming large strata in the commercial deposits of potassium salts. It also occurs as a sublimation product of volcanic fumes. Artificial transparent sylvite crystals are used in the optical systems of spectrographs and other devices.

sylvite

[′sil‚vīt] (mineralogy) KCl A salty-tasting, white or colorless isometric mineral, occurring in cubes or crystalline masses or as a saline residue; the chief ore of potassium. Also known as leopoldite; sylvine.

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noun a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride

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