Definition of sylvinite in English:
sylvinite
noun ˈsɪlvɪnʌɪtˈsilvəˌnīt
mass nounA mixture of the minerals sylvite and halite, mined as a source of potash.
Example sentencesExamples
- The most important source of potash in the United States is a mine near Carlsbad, New Mexico, that produces sylvinite.
- It occurs naturally as the mineral sylvite and in combination with sodium chloride as sylvinite.
- The amount of water that must be evaporated is 6.5-7.5 kg per kg of KCl in the form of sylvinite.
- The current processing route for sylvinite involves milling of the ore in a saturated leach liquor followed by conventional flotation.
- The potash ore in the Sallent mine is a reddish mineral known as sylvinite, a form of potassium chloride.
- The areal outline and estimated mass of the sylvinite beds were based on examination of drill hole data and review of interpreted vintage seismic maps.
- The Senate's decision to cut the federal royalty rate will not affect the state's royalty rate of 2 percent for sylvinite and 5 percent for langbeinite.
Origin
Late 19th century: from sylvine + -ite1.