sylvite

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Sylvite
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Etymology

After the surname of Dutch scientist Franciscus Sylvius + -ite.

Noun

sylvite (countable and uncountable, plural sylvites)

  1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sylvite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • sylvite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.