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, …

Sylvite is an economically important mineral and is extensively mined, though it is rarely represented in mineral collections as attractive specimens. It is the most significant form of …

From Latin "sal digestibus Sylvii", salts of Sylvius, named after Franz (Franciscus) Sylvius de le Boë (15 March 1614, Hanau, Holy Roman Empire - 19 November 1672, Leiden, Republic of …

Sylvite is defined as a mineral that can be distinguished from halite by its significantly lower refractive index, despite having a similar crystal morphology. AI generated definition based on: …

sylvite, halide mineral, potassium chloride (KCl), the chief source of potassium. It is rarer than halite (sodium chloride) and occurs as soft, bitter-tasting, white or grayish, glassy cubes or as …

Sylvite KCl c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Cubic. Point Group: 4/m32/m. As cubes, cubo-octahedra, and octahedra, to 15 cm; may be columnar, in crusts, …

Sylvite is an evaporite mineral of composition KCl. It is a member of the halide group and is a relatively common mineral in saline environments. It is in the isometric crystal class and has …

Sylvite. Comments: Translucent sylvite crystal cluster, somewhat deliquescent. Location: F.O. Kailwerk, Sigmundshall, near Wunstorf, Niedersachsen, Germany. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff …

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, also called sylvine, is a major source of potassium or potash used in fertilizer products. So great is the need for potassium that sylvite deposits are considered very valuable …