Definitions for Sylvite
ˈsɪl vaɪtsylvite

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1. sylvite, sylvinenoun

   a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds

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1. sylvitenoun

   A saline evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

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1. Sylvite

   Sylvite, or sylvine, is potassium chloride (KCl) in natural mineral form. It forms crystals in the isometric system very similar to normal rock salt, halite (NaCl). The two are, in fact, isomorphous. Sylvite is colorless to white with shades of yellow and red due to inclusions. It has a Mohs hardness of 2.5 and a specific gravity of 1.99. It has a refractive index of 1.4903. Sylvite has a salty taste with a distinct bitterness. Sylvite is one of the last evaporite minerals to precipitate out of solution. As such, it is only found in very dry saline areas. Its principal use is as a potassium fertilizer. Sylvite is found in many evaporite deposits worldwide. Massive bedded deposits occur in New Mexico and western Texas, and in Utah in the US, but the largest world source is in Saskatchewan, Canada. The vast deposits in Saskatchewan, Canada were formed by the evaporation of a Devonian seaway. Sylvite is the official mineral of Saskatchewan. Sylvite was first described in 1832 at Mount Vesuvius near Napoli in Italy and named for the Dutch chemist, François Sylvius de le Boe (1614–1672).Sylvite, along with quartz, fluorite and halite, is used for spectroscopic prisms and lenses.

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1. sylvite

   Sylvite is a potassium chloride mineral, commonly found in evaporite deposits and considered a significant source of potassium. It plays an important role in the production of potash fertilizers.

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1. Sylvitenoun

   native potassium chloride

2. Etymology: [So called from NL. sal digestivus sylvii potassium chloride.]

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1. Sylvite

   Sylvite is potassium chloride in natural mineral form. It forms crystals in the isometric system very similar to normal rock salt, halite. The two are, in fact, isomorphous. Sylvite is colorless to white with shades of yellow and red due to inclusions. It has a Mohs hardness of 2.5 and a specific gravity of 1.99. It has a refractive index of 1.4903. Sylvite has a salty taste with a distinct bitterness. Sylvite is one of the last evaporite minerals to precipitate out of solution. As such, it is only found in very dry saline areas. Its principal use is as a potassium fertilizer. Sylvite is found in many evaporite deposits worldwide. Massive bedded deposits occur in New Mexico and western Texas, and in Utah in the US, but the largest world source is in Saskatchewan, Canada. The vast deposits in Saskatchewan, Canada were formed by the evaporation of a Devonian seaway. Sylvite is the official mineral of Saskatchewan. Sylvite was first described in 1832 at Mt. Vesuvius near Napoli in Italy and named for the Dutch chemist, François Sylvius de le Boe.

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1. levyist

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sylvite in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sylvite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sylvite
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvite
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sylvite
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Sylvite