carnallite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carnallite
1875–85; named after R. von Carnall (1804–74), German mining official; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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It is prepared from carnallite by saturating boiling water with the mineral and allowing the solution to cool.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
It is obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of potassium chloride from carnallite.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
What weight of carnallite would be necessary in the preparation of 1 ton of potassium carbonate?
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
Very thin laminae of haematite, blood-red by transmitted light, occur as microscopic enclosures in certain minerals, such as carnallite and sun-stone, to which they impart colour and lustre.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
The most important deposits of potassium chloride are those at Stassfurt, Germany, where it occurs either in the crystalline condition as sylvine or combined with magnesium chloride as carnallite.
From Chlorination of Water by Joseph Race
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