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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of magnesite

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

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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

That reaction would leave magnesium oxide powder, which when spread thin would rapidly react with CO2 from the atmosphere, re-forming magnesite, completing a cycle that could be repeated over and over.

From Science Magazine Sep. 3, 2020

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

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

From New York Times Jul. 25, 2017

The principal magnesite deposits are of two types, of different modes of origin and of somewhat different physical characteristics.

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

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