bischofite
English
Noun
bischofite (countable and uncountable, plural bischofites)
- (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl2·6H2O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
Further reading
- “Bischofite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “bischofite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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