kainite

noun

A white, gray, pink, or black mineral, MgSO4·KCl·3H2O, used as a fertilizer and a source of potassium compounds.

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A hydrous magnesium sulphate with potassium chlorid, occurring in beds of considerable extent at the salt-mines of Stassfurt, Germany.

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A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.

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A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSOKCl·3H2O, found in German salt mines.

noun

a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer