sylvite

English

Sylvite

Etymology

After the surname of Dutch scientist Franciscus Sylvius + -ite.

Noun

sylvite (countable and uncountable, plural sylvites)

  1. (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

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Further reading

  • “Sylvite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • sylvite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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