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sylvite

Sylvite (noun) means an evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

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An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.
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Etymology

After the surname of Dutch scientist Franciscus Sylvius + -ite.

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"sylvite" (noun) means an evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

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