magnesite

American  

[mag-nuh-sahyt] / ˈmæg nəˌsaɪt /

noun

1. a mineral, magnesium carbonate, MgCO 3 , having a characteristic conchoidal fracture and usually occurring in white masses.

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magnesite British  

/ ˈmæɡnɪˌsaɪt /

noun

1. a white, colourless, or lightly tinted mineral consisting of naturally occurring magnesium carbonate in hexagonal crystalline form: a source of magnesium and also used in the manufacture of refractory bricks. Formula: MgCO 3

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Etymology

Origin of magnesite

1805–15; magnes(ia) + -ite ¹; compare French magnésite

Example Sentences

South Koreans were taken to major coal, magnesite, zinc and lead mines mostly in North and South Hamgyeong Provinces, according to the human rights group investigation.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2021

Kelemen and his colleagues calculate that mining and processing 2 GTs of magnesite would enable capture and injection underground of 1 GT of CO2 every year.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 3, 2020

In Chemical Geology as well as a recent patent, Kelemen and his colleagues propose using a mineral called magnesite that, when heated, gives off pure CO2, which could be captured in tanks and pumped underground.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 3, 2020

They mined copper, gold, zinc, lead and magnesite.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2017

As magnesite, but the residual mass has a dark color from iron and manganese.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous