kainite

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See also: Kainite and kaïnite

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Kainit; see there for more.

Noun[edit]

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kainite (countable and uncountable, plural kainites)

  1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO4·KCl·3H2O, found in German salt mines.

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Kainite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “kainite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Italian[edit]

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Noun[edit]

kainite f (plural kainiti)

  1. (mineralogy) kainite
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