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langbeinite

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lang·bein·ite  (lngb-nt, läng-)
n.
An evaporite mineral, K2Mg2(SO4)3, used as a source of potassium sulfate for fertilizer.
[After A. Langbein, 19th-century German chemist.]
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Noun1.langbeinite - a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer
atomic number 19, potassium, K - a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition


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