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polyhalite

polyhalite noun: a mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.

Noun

polyhalite (countable and uncountable, plural polyhalites)

  1. A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.
    • Shafts are now being sunk at Sirius Minerals' Woodsmith mine to extract polyhalite for use as an agricultural fertiliser, with much of the output exported.2019 October, James Abbott, “Esk Valley revival”, in Modern Railways, page 76

Forms of polyhalite

pluralpolyhalites

Origin of polyhalite

From German Polyhalit, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) + Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls) + -ite. Polyhalite is unrelated to halite other than name.

Questions about polyhalite

What does polyhalite mean?
Polyhalite means a mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.
What part of speech is polyhalite?
Polyhalite is a noun.
What is the plural of polyhalite?
The plural of polyhalite is polyhalites.

Words near polyhalite in the dictionary

  1. polygyrid
  2. polygyrids
  3. polygyrous
  4. polyhaemia
  5. polyhaline
  6. polyhalite
  7. polyhalites
  8. polyhaloalkane
  9. polyhaloalkanes
  10. polyhalogenated
  11. polyhalogenation

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