LANGBEINITE


Meaning of LANGBEINITE in English

/lang"buy nuyt', lahng"-/ , n.

a mineral, K 2 Mg 2 (SO 4 ) 3 , occurring in marine salt deposits, used as a fertilizer because of its potassium content.

[ Langbeinit (1891), after A. Langbein, 19th-century German chemist; see -ITE 1 ]

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