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ˈkɑr nlˌaɪtcar·nal·lite

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. carnallitenoun

    a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium

Wiktionary

  1. carnallitenoun

    A saline evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula KMgCl·6HO.

Wikipedia

  1. Carnallite

    Carnallite (also carnalite) is an evaporite mineral, a hydrated potassium magnesium chloride with formula KMgCl3·6(H2O). It is variably colored yellow to white, reddish, and sometimes colorless or blue. It is usually massive to fibrous with rare pseudohexagonal orthorhombic crystals. The mineral is deliquescent (absorbs moisture from the surrounding air) and specimens must be stored in an airtight container. Carnallite occurs with a sequence of potassium and magnesium evaporite minerals: sylvite, kainite, picromerite, polyhalite, and kieserite. Carnallite is an uncommon double chloride mineral that only forms under specific environmental conditions in an evaporating sea or sedimentary basin. It is mined for both potassium and magnesium and occurs in the evaporite deposits of Carlsbad, New Mexico; the Paradox Basin in Colorado and Utah; Stassfurt, Germany; the Perm Basin, Russia; and the Williston Basin in Saskatchewan, Canada. These deposits date from the Devonian through the Permian Periods. In contrast, both Israel and Jordan produce potash from the Dead Sea by using evaporation pans to further concentrate the brine until carnallite precipitates, dredging the carnallite from the pans, and processing to remove the magnesium chloride from the potassium chloride.Carnallite was first described in 1856 from its type location of Stassfurt Deposit, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was named for the Prussian mining engineer Rudolf von Carnall (1804–1874).

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  1. carnallite

    Carnallite is a mineral composed primarily of potassium magnesium chloride hydrate. It is usually colorless or white but can sometimes exhibit a reddish tint. Carnallite is typically found in evaporite deposits where sea beds have dried up, leaving behind minerals. This mineral is important because it is used in the extraction of potassium, which is a vital nutrient for plant growth. Hence, it is widely used in the production of agricultural fertilizers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Carnallitenoun

    a hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt

  2. Etymology: [G. carnallit, fr. Von Carnall, a Prussian.]

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  1. Carnallite

    Carnallite is an evaporite mineral, a hydrated potassium magnesium chloride with formula: KMgCl3·6. It is variably colored yellow to white, reddish, and sometimes colorless or blue. It is usually massive to fibrous with rare pseudohexagonal orthorhombic crystals. The mineral is deliquescent and specimens must be stored in an airtight container. Carnallite occurs with a sequence of potassium and magnesium evaporite minerals sylvite, kainite, picromerite, polyhalite, and kieserite. Carnallite is a somewhat rare double chloride mineral which only forms under a specific environmental conditions in an evaporating sea or sedimentary basin. It is mined for both potassium and magnesium and occurs in the evaporite deposits of Carlsbad, New Mexico; the Paradox Basin in Colorado and Utah; Stassfurt, Germany; the Perm Basin, Russia; and the Williston Basin in Saskatchewan, Canada. These deposits date from the Devonian through the Permian Periods. In contrast, both Israel and Jordan produce potash from the Dead Sea by using evaporation pans to further concentrate the brine until carnallite precipitates, dredging the carnallite from the pans, and processing to remove the magnesium chloride from the potassium chloride.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Carnallite

    kär′nal-īt, n. a milk-white or pinkish hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium found in the salt-mines of Stassfurt in Prussia. [Named from the mineralogist Von Carnall (1804-74).]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of carnallite in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of carnallite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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