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sylvite
sylvite Mineral, KCl; sp. gr. 2.0; hardness 2; cubic; colourless to white, but sometimes shades of blue, yellow, or red; vitreous lustre; crystals usually cubes, often in combination with octahedra; cleavage perfect cubic; occurs in bedded evaporite deposits, but is one of the last minerals to precipitate because of its solubility in water; tastes much more bitter than halite. It is used extensively as a fertilizer.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "sylvite." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "sylvite." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-sylvite.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "sylvite." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-sylvite.html |
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sylvite
sylvite see potassium chloride . |
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"sylvite." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sylvite." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-sylvite.html "sylvite." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-sylvite.html |
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