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magnesium carbonate

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noun

Chemistry.
  1. a white powder, MgCO 3 , insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in acids, used in dentifrices and cosmetics, in medicine as an antacid, and as a refractory material.


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And last year the rover made it to the crater's margin in what used to be an enormous lake where it is exploring deposits of magnesium carbonate, which can form geologically or biologically from bacteria.

From Science Daily Feb. 22, 2024

However, this ingenuity didn't really take shape until after Morton added magnesium carbonate to salt in order to ensure a free-flowing pour.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2022

And they are trying to encourage the growth of CO2-hungry magnesium carbonate crystals by dispersing tiny crystallites of a mineral in the tailings.

From Science Magazine Sep. 3, 2020

With the exception of magnesium carbonate, it is possible to prepare carbonates of the metals of groups 1 and 2 by the reaction of carbon dioxide with the respective oxide or hydroxide.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Part are carried in solution, as for example lime carbonate and magnesium carbonate, which go to make up limestone and dolomite.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

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