magnesite
a mineral, magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, having a characteristic conchoidal fracture and usually occurring in white masses.
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The magnesite readily gives up carbonic acid, which fills the tube and sweeps the mercury vapour before it.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerAs carbonate it occurs in large quantity as magnesite (MgCO3), which is the chief source of magnesia.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerAll carbonates are soluble with effervescence in dilute acids; some, such as chalybite and magnesite, require the aid of heat.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe salt may be obtained from Kieserite: formerly it was prepared by treating magnesite or dolomite with sulphuric acid.
Other votive inscriptions are found on rings and on knobs of ivory or magnesite.
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British Dictionary definitions for magnesite
/ (ˈmæɡnɪˌsaɪt) /
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
Origin of magnesite
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