carnallite

English

Carnallite

Etymology

Named after the mineralogist Von Carnall (1804-74), +‎ -ite.

Noun

carnallite (countable and uncountable, plural carnallites)

1. (mineralogy) An evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula KMgCl₃·6H₂O.

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: karnalliitti

Further reading

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